Double Heading - Consisting Locos Question

[Sir TophamHatt]

Say I have a 08 loco, so fairly low geared, low top speed.

What happens if I connect it to, say an HST, which has a much higher top speed?

 

Will the locos limit themselves to the lower top speed or will running it ruin the 08 motor?

[Ron Ron Ron]

Say I have a 08 loco, so fairly low geared, low top speed.

What happens if I connect it to, say an HST, which has a much higher top speed?

 

Will the locos limit themselves to the lower top speed or will running it ruin the 08 motor?

 

 

Ideally, you would need to adjust CV's to speed match.

 

Unfortunately there isn't yet any automatic speed matching feature in DCC.

It would be nice to have something like the automatic speed matching that the (non-DCC) Ring RailPro system provides.

 

 

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[10000]

Unlikely they will run well together unless you speed match. 

[Sir TophamHatt]

Thanks.

I'm not planning on doing it, was just wondering.

 

I guess a neat way round it is to grab a Class 08, take the motor out and allow the HST to push it but it's unlikely I'll do it.

[TWG]

Ideally, you would need to adjust CV's to speed match.

 

Unfortunately there isn't yet any automatic speed matching feature in DCC.

It would be nice to have something like the automatic speed matching that the (non-DCC) Ring RailPro system provides.

 

 

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There is one DCC system that can match the speed of locomotives in multiheading, T4T.  You have to do some initial calibrating, but subsequently all decoders will set the appropriate speed level.  See www.tech4trains.de.