Gregg posted:gunrunnerjohn posted:I have never seen this request before, and I don't even know how you modify the TIU for full voltage all the time from the variable channels. I've never really wanted to do this, so it's never come up.
I must be lost on this one.... All our 8 var channels are set to FXD mode. When the layout is power up from wall switches all of the 8 ZWs come to life along with every tiu channel.. 16 of them... Single track layout. no loops. No conventional. Don't have to touch the remote.
Someone mentioned a hardware modification to the TIU to insure the variable channels stayed in fixed mode, even if you select the track and vary the voltage. If you read the quote below, maybe my comment will make more sense. I have no idea how they accomplish this, but it it sounds like they actually modified the hardware. See the quote below.
L & N posted:DJ's Trains posted:I would just put up with having to cycle the power to the TIU myself.
I was really surprised at how often we had to do that. Some of our members would unnecessarily power down the entire layout when they just needed to cycle TIU power. We even have a toggle switch for just that. At least for our group it was worth doing. We even had an MTH authorized tech make the conversion.
Steve
