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What a simple idea - like all the best. So ya boo sucks to those with thousands of addresses. Anyway what you going to do about private locos which may or may not have numbers !

Me ? I can use text.

Cheers, Simon

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Yes it does, many thanks.

See other reply for a much better method.

Here we have an example of an unfair rubbish claim. So how is 254 any stranger than 127, 99 or 9999. You may notice a relationship between 127 and

255 is hex FF or 1111 1111 in binary. So in digital terms very reasonable design choice.

99 and 9999 are perhaps more of 'human recognisable numbers', which may explain why they were chosen.

What next ? moan about the Elite cos it begins with an E ?

Simon

Whats it got to do with you ? Oh sorry, supposed to be answering your question, what was it now - IF - was there an engine called Rudyard Kipling ?

Cheers, Simon

"simon" wrote

Yawn, was doing that two years ago with my ESU Mobile, and at leats that's totally NMRA compliant.

John.

But I'm not an astute buisiness man with millions to spare, i have to survive on a lowly salary. Its only now with Hornby's entry into the market that I've been able to afford a decent system.

Cheers, Simon

Hornby "entered the market" years ago with an older system. Their "Zero

(What I think qualifies as the first generation system was a General Electric concoction that was made in the 1960s, and could be used to control all of 4 locomotives - it was a start, but not extremely popular.)

In message , simon writes

I'm surprised Tillig hasn't complained that Hornby has given something the same name as a their line of trackwork.

"simon" wrote

Neither am I mate, but I can still tell the difference between a good product and an indifferent one. I joined the DCC revolution two or three years ago with an entry level Lenz Compact (cost at the time GBP75.00) which I still use. I've added peripherals to it as the opportunity arose, and my ESU Mobile was sourced secondhand on eBay.

John.

Rubbish!

If you knew anything about the way DCC works, you would understand the significance of 127 being the upper limit for normal or "2 digit" addressing.

But not for DCC. You either use a single byte to store a normal address or two bytes to store an extended address. Trying to squeeze a bit of both into one byte is a strange design choice. It says to me that the designers were so short of memory that there is very little scope for future enhancements.

MBQ

ASTRAC

"simon" wrote

Report on DCCUK (Yahoo Group) today by a purchaser of three Hornby decoders (bought them because they were cheap) that he could not change the default

I suppose that's another unfair rubbish claim from a Hornby customer?

John.

Even if that was the case it doesnt explain the logical relationship between

And here was me thinking there are 8 bits to the byte and 4 bits to a nibble.

Do correct me if have misunderstood. However pedants can keep quiet on the fact that a byte hasnt always been 8 bits cos for the last nn years it effectively has.

Cheers, Simon

OK, perhaps I should have qualified that with NMRA defined DCC. But then may need to state what NMRA stands for in case its confused with ......

Cheers, Simon

What am I saying Elite is NMRA compatible, sure am. So yeah, come on - i can take you all without showing fear. Just getting my coat but will be back with a different identity.

No idea John. Dont know him, dont know where he got them from, dont know what he or anyone else did with them, dont know anything about Roco. Dont feel any responsibility to defend Hornby or any other company at every turn. Just like to help out now and again including speaking out against obvious claims that may put people off enjoying something. However if you think it is another unfair rubbish claim then I wont argue against that.

Cheers, Simon

Oh I can tell that difference as well. However youve confirmed my opinion of your business sense - i just cannot get anywhere with eBay. Some of the prices quoted and the amounts offered just dont seem reasonable to me.

Cheers, Simon

"simon" wrote

eBay is a wonderful facility if used properly. I use it to sell interesting items I know either won't sell in the shop, or won't command a realistic price. As an example I've just bought in five American diesel locos, all with DCC sound, which I wouldn't be able sell in the shop inside twelve months. I'll drip feed them onto eBay at the rate of one per fortnight, and I suspect I'll do ok with them.

When buying on eBay I set myself an absolute top price and under no circumstances will I exceed same. There are some fantastic bargains to be had providing you use common sense and avoid exceeding your upper price limit.

John.

"simon" wrote

No company deserves defending when they make great big howlers, and unfortunately of late Hornby have made more than their fair share. It's sad really because they have a fantastic brand name which is generally well respected, and in the eyes of many they can do no wrong.

What Hornby are extremely good at is marketing, and if their products delivered what they seem to promise they would be unbeatable.

John.

In message , simon writes

Actually, it's decimal 255.