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NCE TORQUE COMPENSATION (Dither) KICK RATE
(CV116)
Newer NCE decoders (V3.5+) provide Torque Compensation for smooth low speed
operation. Torque Compensation gives a steady stream of ‘kicks’ to the motor when
running at very low speeds. You can adjust how often the motor is kicked (Kick
Rate) and how hard it is kicked (Kick Strength). CV116 controls the rate.
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The typical value is 2-4 with the maximum practical value of about 6. The smaller the
number the more often the motor gets a brief voltage kick. A value of 0 turns off the
kick. A value of 1 gives continuous kicks to the motor (not very useful). When using
Torque Compensation set the Start Voltage to 0 for best operation.
NCE TORQUE COMPENSATION (Dither) KICK DEPTH
(CV117)
This is how hard the motor is kicked at low speed. Typical values range from 1 to 40.
High quality motors (Kato) need very little kick strength where lower quality motors
such as old Athearn and LifeLike need relatively large values (30-50) for slow speed
crawling,
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Tips for setting up T/C (Torque Compensation):
·Start by setting the locomotive speed to 1 on your throttle.
·Set the Kick Rate to 4.
·Set the Kick Depth to 20 then adjust this value up or down until the locomotive just
barely crawls.
It may be easier to set the T/C with the body shell removed from the locomotive so
that you can see the flywheels turn. When you get fairly good slow speed operation
go back to the Kick Rate and try bumping the value up by 1 or 2 to see if the
operation improves.
DECODER OUTPUT/FUNCTION MAPPING
(Option 5)
General Discussion of function mapping
Function mapping is used to customize which lighting outputs (or sound effects) are
controlled by which function keys on your handheld throttle. Each function command,
F0 through F12, is assigned a unique CV that allows the corresponding function
command to be redirected to up to 14 different lighting outputs or sound effects.
A single function key can control more than one output if desired.
It is also possible for one output to be controlled by multiple function keys. In this
case, the output will be turned on when any of the corresponding function keys are
active. That output will turn off only when all relevant inputs have also been turned
off.
Note that all function commands cannot be mapped to all outputs. The LCD display
on your Power Cab
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will indicate only those outputs that can be mapped to each
function command.
The F0 function has two CVs - one for forward direction and one for reverse.
Function outputs mapped to these CVs will be directional unless the same output is
mapped to both CVs. CVs 33 and 34 are both for the F0 function.
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