Comments on 2MM Darkest Essex Area Group: NN DCC Controller

Your remote handset does look interesting. I have ...

2009-02-22T21:58:00.000+01:00

Your remote handset does look interesting. I have an EZ command controler already and am using it on a small layout with a couple of locos.

Will you be publishing a 'recipe' for your handset ?

Regards,

Chris Nicole

Nigel, thanks for the offer, however I think I'm g...

2008-06-20T06:51:00.000+02:00

Nigel, thanks for the offer, however I think I'm going to pull appart my unit completely to create a hand held controller (throttle, fwd/rev, emmergency stop) plus a new faceplate with the loco selectors on it, thus leaving the bachman unit as just the electronics which I can bury under the layout.

Cheers Steve

For Steve/Anon;Diagram and instructions on what to...

2008-06-06T13:47:00.000+02:00

For Steve/Anon;

Diagram and instructions on what to chop and what to add will be added when Nick has had time to write them up. But he has a lot of work and other things taking his time at present.

Yes, it really does work nicely with a shelf layout; we've run Clive Road sidings with it (see pictures via 2mm website).

If you want to buy a s/hand example, mine is

This looks great, just what is needed for a narrow...

2008-05-24T11:08:00.000+02:00

This looks great, just what is needed for a narrow long shelf layout where only a couple of trains are running. Are you able to post the details on the modifications and handset? Cheers Steve

David, don't know where your £100 came from. Cost ...

2008-05-01T17:19:00.000+02:00

David, don't know where your £100 came from. Cost has been well under £50 per system. The E-Z was £35, and the handset addition came to about £10. (Nick's was a bit more as he had a £4 control knob, whereas mine was under £1!).

Personally I'm not really happy with big complex hand-helds. Though of that class of controller, the NCE appears to be the best designed.

Interesting bit of DIY, Nigel, but I estimate your...

2008-04-15T00:22:00.000+02:00

Interesting bit of DIY, Nigel, but I estimate your total cost to be about £100. The nice man at Digitrains will sell you a NCE PowerCab for £90 (NCE price $189.95). All the functionality that you need for small layouts like mine and it doesn't need a booster. I found 28 speed steps irritating with E-Z Command (seems OK in 4mm) but PowerCab does 128 at the push of a button and this seems to make a

Anonymous - A good point about the Lokmaus2. Pers...

2008-03-11T13:17:00.000+01:00

Anonymous - A good point about the Lokmaus2.
Personally, I don't like centre-off controllers, and one needs to hold the controller to decide if happy with the shape.
But if you do like centre-off, and can find a Lokmaus2, then it should work fine.

Looks good and does the job, but why not use a Roc...

2008-03-11T11:22:00.000+01:00

Looks good and does the job, but why not use a Roco Lokmaus2? Costs about the same as a EZcommand, but is walkabout, extendable (just plug in another Lokmaus2), has function buttons on the handset and does not need modifying.

Looks very useful and very stylish as well. I hav...

2008-03-05T22:23:00.000+01:00

Looks very useful and very stylish as well. I have considered DCC but not taken the plunge yet. This may change my mind.

Jim Straker