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Post by Country Joe on Oct 19, 2019 15:11:00 GMT
I also like that gas station. Is that the one from Menards? I've looked at my layout to find a place to squeeze it in but haven't found one yet even though it has a small footprint.
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Post by Joe Saggese on Oct 19, 2019 16:04:27 GMT
I also like that gas station. Is that the one from Menards? I've looked at my layout to find a place to squeeze it in but haven't found one yet even though it has a small footprint. The gas station was made by Ertl. You can sill find it on Ebay.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2019 21:03:29 GMT
Haven’t had much progress but managed to spend some $$$ in York that will result in progress.
We have had nothing but problems getting MTH AIUs to work. So bad that we asked Steve Nelson to bring four to York for pickup. Hooked one up today and it works!
Now to program the remote and figure out how to hook up the separate relays to control track power and turnouts. Know just about nothing about relays. Thank goodness for u-tube and the search feature on OGR.
Has anyone else started benefitting from the dollars invested?
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Post by Country Joe on Oct 23, 2019 21:02:06 GMT
I worked on the rough ground cover and filled a gondola with a black pipe load. The Vero Beach Model Railroaders met this morning and we had lunch at a local restaurant. The drinks came with black drinking straws so I grabbed a few thinking they would make good loads. One of our guys asked our waitress for a few extra straws for a project and she gave him a box with 100 or more black straws which he gave to me. I put some in a gondola to see how they look. I also added some ground cover to a couple areas. In one photo the glue hasn't had a chance to soak in but it will.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2019 1:27:17 GMT
Finally progress on relays.
We need to turn off track power and control Tortoise switch machines on our main line. One way of doing this with DCS involves the use of latching and non-latching relays.
We have been trying to get it done for months but kept having issues. At York we picked up what we needed to (hopefully) get the process underway.
After Rich Holden and I spent hours yesterday in figuring out what to do, we hit a snag at 5:00 and threw in the towel for the day.
Finally about 4:00 today I pushed a button on the MTH controller and everything worked. We can turn power on and off on one freight siding.
Don’t laugh Please. That is quite an achievement, at least for us.
Tomorrow is a fish day but sometime Sunday we will be back out there again. Pictures to follow once we have things cleaned up.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2019 1:43:28 GMT
Bill No laughing here. At least you worked on your layout. Congrats on clearing the relay hurdle
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2019 1:44:13 GMT
I am quite interested in this Bill. I'll look forward to this.
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Post by ptc on Oct 26, 2019 13:46:37 GMT
Bill, we learn something everyday with our hobby. Glad it all worked out so well.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2019 16:22:34 GMT
My layout has 4 AC transformers 1 MTH Z 4000 and 3 Lionel ZWs. The new MTH has quick acting circuit breakers but the old Lionel ZWs are a little slow. Recently I had a derailment in the Passenger staging yard and it melted the insulation on the wiring. Very concerning. Previously I bought and installed a circuit breaker box from Del City Electronics. Circuit Breakers Mounting Block It has 6 slots which control all of my feeds. Main Line 1, Main Line 2, Sidings, City Main. I had not protected the staging yard and decided to add that and the lake where my sailboats are pulled by magnets on a small track. Now all 6 areas of the layout are covered. These are 10 Amp quick acting circuit breakers. You can purchase them in various AMP ratings. When they pop all you have to do is clear the short and reset, by pushing the button.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2019 16:34:34 GMT
I finally had a good day working on the layout. I laid over 18 foot of track. Just a few more pieces and I'll have the main loop complete. Getting stoked to see trains running in the traincave again!
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Post by JDaddy on Oct 29, 2019 11:49:49 GMT
I am still unpacking my York loot!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2019 11:57:37 GMT
I've started the repair of my 3rdrail J3a hudson that I purchased a year ago at auction. (Used to be Hot Water's engine IE OGR forum).
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Post by ptc on Oct 29, 2019 12:04:22 GMT
Started some work on the lighted trees on the CIC side yesterday.
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Post by Joe Saggese on Oct 29, 2019 12:06:33 GMT
Working on a tunnel so the cars have somewhere to go.............. Also going to have to lower the clock.....
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Post by Adam on Oct 29, 2019 17:04:22 GMT
Replaced the worn pullmor motor brushes my circa 1980s Great Northern 4-8-4 and gave it a good cleaning and lubrication. It's amazing how much more smoothly it runs now.
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