Rocoline (with Trackbed) Digital Point Motors 42624 - NOW Railcom Compatible!

[Phil S]

Having just received  some of the NEW PRODUCTION of Rocoline with-trackbed Digital Point Motors, I checked the instructions enclosed for information on Railcom® compatibility, because, 'previously' the website / downloaded manual had clearly stated a warning that the (digital) point motors were/would not be Railcom® compatiblle  !!!

 

The new instructions carry a reminder to ensure that track feed suppression capacitors have been removed, BUT made no mention of Railcom - despite showing a Z21 method of programming the motor.

 

HOWEVER - visiting the Product Page on Roco.cc for the Digital Point Motor NOW STATES that (the present production by implication/inference)  IS NOW RAILCOM Compatible

 

However since I have a large number of the OLD type on my layout, I suspect I will not be using Railcom on it, and I will have to clearly identify the newer stock by an obvious - rather than obscure - date code !

 

From Roco.cc:

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42624 - Digital switch drive

[New] [Novelty (2017, cw 44)]
[Gauge: H0 1:87]

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Gauge: H0   |
EAN: 9005033426248
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Novelty (2017, cw 44)

€ 19,90
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Suitable for all ROCO LINE bedding switches. The digital switch drive is simply
plugged into the recess on the underside of the switches. The electrical connection
is made with two cables directly to the rail profiles. The digital switch drive
already includes a DCC-Decoder (this new version is RailCom® compatible) and can be
programmed after installation.

RailCom is a registered trademark of the Lenz GmbH, Gießen.

[boxbrownie]

Now that's good value, I wonder if I could adapt it to fit under the Trix C Track points? 

 

I have been struggling to find an economic way to DCC switch the C Track points.

[philg]

Sorry to hijack this thread, but does anyone know of a way of “reversing” the normal and thrown directions? On a straight point it doesn’t matter - normal is always the straight route

 

but with curved points, either one could be the “normal” route

 

cheers

 

phil g

[Grovenor]

Even with straight points either can be normal. The definition of normal/reverse is independent from straight/curved.

[philg]

Just now, Grovenor said:

Even with straight points either can be normal. The definition of normal/reverse is independent from straight/curved.

I guess that's true - so my question still stands though