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ABC – simple signal stop
With little effort, ABC manages to enable exactly what model
railway enthusiasts crave: exact stopping in front of signals and
passage in the opposite direction.
By means of the simple modules BM1 (art. no. 22600) and BM2
(art. no. 22610) which supply the braking section in front of the
signal, the locomotive decoder receives the signal status
information
depending on the direction of travel!
Here, two different pieces of information are transmitted:
•
Stopping
•
Slow
approach
If none of this information is available, the decoder will not react
and the train will continue unimpeded.
During a stop in front of a signal, you can still address the
locomotive (the decoder). You can operate all functions during
the signal stop; of course, the locomotive’s front light remains
switched on. If you change the direction of travel, you can
reverse away again from the red signal.
Thus, combined with the constant braking distance, precise on-
the-spot stopping in front of red signals is not a problem.
If the decoder receives the information "Slow approach/Caution",
the current speed will be reduced to a slow speed that can be set
in the decoder. Of course, this is only the case if the current
speed is faster than the set slow speed. If the current speed is
slower than the set slow speed, the locomotive will continue
unimpeded.
The information "Stop" and "Slow approach/Caution" is always
stored in the track that is on the right depending on the direction
of travel. This is why a signal installed for the opposite direction
can be ignored.
