Hello all,
As I explained in this thread, I am rebuilding my layout. It's going to be DCC and I was wondering - if I wished to be able to control the points automatically/remotely, how would I go about it?
The controller I'm using is the Hornby Elite. I have watched the video from Hornby on YouTube about how to control points with the Elite, but I still have some questions:
-I will potentially have 5 sets of points on the layout. The Elite, through programming a Point Controller to 61, will let me control points 61, 62, 63, and 64. How does this work? How does it assign points to each number? I assume it may be through the way they are plugged into the Point Controller.
-If I chose not to use the Elite and Point Controllers, for whatever reason, is there a way of having the point motors being controlled by something other than the Elite? As in, have the points operated as if they were running DC, and controlled by levers or a separate controller, so they would be separate from the Elite, and leave the output from the Elite free?
(Sorry if that second question was a bit difficult to understand).
Thanks,
-Peter
As I explained in this thread, I am rebuilding my layout. It's going to be DCC and I was wondering - if I wished to be able to control the points automatically/remotely, how would I go about it?
The controller I'm using is the Hornby Elite. I have watched the video from Hornby on YouTube about how to control points with the Elite, but I still have some questions:
-I will potentially have 5 sets of points on the layout. The Elite, through programming a Point Controller to 61, will let me control points 61, 62, 63, and 64. How does this work? How does it assign points to each number? I assume it may be through the way they are plugged into the Point Controller.
-If I chose not to use the Elite and Point Controllers, for whatever reason, is there a way of having the point motors being controlled by something other than the Elite? As in, have the points operated as if they were running DC, and controlled by levers or a separate controller, so they would be separate from the Elite, and leave the output from the Elite free?
(Sorry if that second question was a bit difficult to understand).
Thanks,
-Peter