Notes from Filverstone No.1 - Pro Mini Air for Dead Rail DCC

[@williamhart6273]

Really good video Fil, worth considering I feel.

[@gardenogauge]

Great video Fil!

[@bentiratsoo]

Nice one Phil. Very informative and useful info.

[@rosspeacock2956]

Really enjoyed that video Fil, very interesting

[@CHELAGASA]

Very informative & watchable, like you say a game changer on cost, love the video in the background 😂😂

[@fildowns]

Thanks Chris. I took the standalone command station to Brambleton, stuck it on top of the roof of Stockton and could control my locos all around the 0 gauge layout with my phone or TCS controller. The Rx in your deltic is the last version that Tam Valley produced and is way better than their previous ones, though not quite as good as the Pro Mini Air. But it would simply connect to the standalone without any modification.

[@musoseven8218]

I like this idea Phil and had encountered some elements of such (but cost, space, complexity were issues), you seem to always have your eye on the ball and be up to speed though. Exciting developments 🤞🤞👍💜 My progress is glacialy slow - I've also had to battle with timber quality issues outdoors (more than once) - and I was planning on DCC indoors for short NG feeder and small standard gauge section of the line (and fiddle yard etc) and dead rail for 98% of the garden. The issue being if I didn't do DCC indoors small standard gauge shunters etc wouldn't easily convert to battery power. I keep simplifying the line and operations as I go and in my mind's eye. The outdoor section is basically a beautified set of links to the indoor station and fictional branch etc. You've given me another approach to consider 💜👍😊✌️🤞 Please excuse my ignorance, but, in summary, what your final solution is; is a DCC equipped loco, with a small battery pack (akin to Eg a pack of capacitors) to power the loco through/on dead rail sections of the line and a dedicated WiFi router for the system? The only downside I perceive? On cheap android devices in the garden, the screen is nigh on impossible to see in the sunlight, otherwise, if my summary is correct, it's almost the best of all the latest tech🤔🤔🤞🤞 There's now charger, car booster packs for power too🤔🤔 Where can the model electronics be procured in the UK Phil, or is it import only😕🤔🤔

[@fildowns]

UK supply is currently being setup. Hopefully something available in the next couple of months. Yes the screens are a problem in strong sunlight, but there is always the TCS wifi controller...not cheap...but a lot cheaper than a phone I guess. Also don't forget something like my Roco controller which is their budget mouse/command station. I am also exploring installing a Pro Mini Air Tx into a Hornby Elite, which is roughly equivalent of carrying around an old stick Tx...

[@madon37s]

Great video Fil and very informative. May I make a suggestion on ways of getting sound on deadrail loco's using the Micron Control/RC Trains MR603 receiver/controller please? if there is a simple and cheaper option that is. Cheers. Paul