The previous post showed the hardware for uncoupling wagons using Kadee couplers. This video is about how to uncouple automatically in Traincontroller.
It’s just a little sequence of events that needs to take place and that is programmed in a macro. The macro can be called from e.g. a push button or from the ‘finish operations’ of a schedule. The macro contains the following steps:
1 reverse driving direction
2 set speed at a low value
3 delay the amount of seconds needed to move the couplers to the magnet
4 stop
5 reverse direction
6 set speed at a low value
7 delay the amount of seconds to drive the loc away a bit
8 stop
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rudysmodelrailway 
Great website – my gratulations! And a lot of really valuable stuff. Regarding uncoupling with Kadee, i made some enhancements: It is possible to use the function controls Fx – Fy to do the uncoupling at a specific point per block. I have to apologize that the description is in German language but the file is of general purpose – feel free to take a look at it http://www.tc-wiki.de/index.php?title=Ansteuerung_Entkupplungsgleis_via_Lokfunktion&oldid=4277
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Posted by Matthias R | February 9, 2020, 13:25hello Rudy…could you do a movie on train controller and a turntable having a small problem .thanks you have helped me out greatly
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Posted by greg whayman | February 17, 2017, 18:03I’ll see what I can do. Of course can only do one on a turntable without a problem. 🙂
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Posted by RudyB | February 17, 2017, 19:20hi Rudy jest a basic run down would be amazing I have the wathers turntable with there electronics .I love the way you explain things ..thank you Greg Whayman
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Posted by greg whayman | February 21, 2017, 20:55hello mate can you give me some part numbers or sizes on what type and strength magnets you used please
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Posted by Alan | February 14, 2017, 10:04Dimensions are 12x3x3 mm. Polarization trough the 12mm side. I have no part number, you’ll just have to browse some for neomybium magnets on Aliexpress.
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Posted by RudyB | February 16, 2017, 13:58Dit is weer een mooie video met duidelijke uitleg, bedankt!
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Posted by Theo Janssen | January 19, 2017, 19:43