Short Circuit And Overload; The Booster 10762 - Roco Lokmaus 2 Manuel

that you can address. But very soon the loco decoders had been that powerful that eight memories had
not been enough to store all necessary information for the loco decoder setup (e.g. the speed table).
The paged mode was invented to 'repair' this problem. Two registers are used to access additional
memories: the registers 5 and 6. The programming is done in two steps. In the first step the desired
memory is stored in the register 5 and in the second step the information is written into register 6. After
the programming the decoder itself transports the information into the indicated memory. A complicate
procedure that didn't survive a long time.
The direct-mode (direct-CV-programming) solves the problem in a much more intelligent way. The
programming information is transmitted in one stroke and contains both information, the memory and
the data. This is the actual easiest and fastest way to program a decoder.
For you it is a great help that the Lokmaus 2
C9 you define which mode(s) of programming are done (see page 32).
Read the instruction of the decoder to be sure which programming mode, which memories and
which range of values are required by the decoder that you want to program! It differs from one
decoder-typ to the other.
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HORT CIRCUIT AND OVERLOAD
If a short circuit or an overload occurs then the Lokmaus 2
shows two vertical bars with wide and small distance that flash alternately. You must remove the short
circuit or reduce the load of the layout. After that you can re-start the layout by pressing the 'stop' but-
ton. After a short delay (about 1 second) the layout restarts.
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HE OOSTER
You need a booster if the Lokmaus 2
that case an overload is occurred by too much power consumption e.g. by locomotives or illuminated
cars. The booster offers another 3 Ampere to feed the layout and solves the overload. Every booster
must get his energy from a separate transformer 10718.
Note: Booster and amplifier or two boosters must not be plugged together to the same transformer!
Using one or more boosters 10762
Devide your layout into separated feeding sections. Define the sections in a way that every section
needs nearly the same amount of power. To calculate the power consumption see the following list:
â standing locos including headlights about 100 mA
â driving locos depending on the type of loco and its load 300 to 600 mA
â illuminated car per bulb about 30 mA
â digital uncoupler or smoke generator about 100 mA
If the sum of power consumption is higher than 2500 mA then the section is overloaded and must be
devided. Please remember that bulbs have a big tolerance in power consumption. It can reach from 25
to 70 mA. If you use the digital turnout drive 46264 or connect other switch decoders directly to the
tracks then you must calculate a reserve of 500 mA to operate them.
Those sections are without any influence on the running of the locos or on the way how to operate a
turnout. At any time and at any place of the layout always the same information is available. Therefore
you do not need to know in which section a loco is running to address and control it. In order to install
the sections switch off the layout. Devide it into separated sections by using the ROCO plastic connec-
tors 42611, by using sectionated track or simply cut the profiles of the tracks on both sides. Install a
feeding track ROCO 42517 or use the wire 22217 to feed the section. Connect it to the track out plug
of the booster. The booster gets its energy via the two-ople black wire from the transformer 10718. The
booster gets its information to amplify via the special wire that comes with the booster. It connects the
plug 'booster out' of the amplifier with the plug 'booster in' of the booster. The plug 'booster out' of the
booster can be used to connect an additional booster. A maximum of four boosters can be used. The
scheme fig. 3 on page 36 shows the wiring diagram.
can execute all those programming modes. By the menu
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often shows the short circuit message but no train is derailed. In
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cuts the feeding of the layout. The display
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