Engine Set Up III Contact Spots
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I posted my reply here because the plan is to use this forum for queries and feed back and reserve the other forum for specific "how to"
[user=540]gdaysydney[/user] wrote:
John,
Can you please confirm my understanding of the following instruction that is highlighted in bold:
CONTACT SPOT
At the very bottom of the window there are boxes for contact spot…..forward and reverse…...so before you start measure and enter the distance from the front and back to the point of first contact.…..assuming you are using current draw as an occupancy detector. If you are using contact detectors measure the distance from the front/back to when the contact is initiated. TC takes this into account when setting up the profile.
Am I correct in saying this is the distance from the front of the buffers on the loco to the mid point of the first wheel that is used for electrical pickup ? ( and hence may be different measures for the front and rear of the loco)
Yes that is correct……..and if you have a tender loco without pick ups on the tender then the difference between the front and back measurements can be substantial
Kind Regards
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I'll delete my question from the how to post .
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