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….....................................--- HandCab WiFi Throttle – Part 1 ---

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This is a WiTcontroller throttle similar to one I built ( HERE ) but with a stalk and controls on the top of it that represents the 'barrel' control stand that was found in GP7/GP9 cab's. I have a number of GP7'S and GP9's and after looking at....

…. the control stands in them decided that ….

… I'd work at copying them to some degree.

I couldn't copy them exactly but went for a 'kind of looks like' one approach. I could of gone somewhat smaller but needed the room for the pots I was going to use and didn't want mini-controls on the throttle.

Since it will be 3D printed it won't weigh all that much more than the one on the right and it is very light. The control stalk raises a touch over 3 inches above the top of the case. Looks like more in the images.

I wanted the control handles to feel like you are actually using something larger than what you use with most throttles. Using the throttle has a totally different feel than a throttle where you control the speed with an encoder or potentiometer. You have to think more about what you are doing in a 'good way'. You aren't just twisting a knob.

You can map the button switches or the keypad numbers to a number of different functions other than what I'll show here. The software can show the current functions on the display. The software allows you to run one loco or one consist at a time with the throttle. There are a number of things that the throttle can do such as throw turnout points, select routes and other options if you have the hardware to use them.

For the whole build of this throttle go ( HERE ).

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