DCC - Electrical
Turning on and off power by DCC on the staging yard of the Colorado Front Range Railroad
Just a quick update and thanks to two member of this Blog, Geoff Bunza and David Bodnar both have posting that help me get this project done. It took me 4 weeks to finish this project the two decoders that I built and program work perfectly.
Trucks and Shorts
I have recently been converting all my rolling stock to metal wheels. However, I've run into a problem with older cars that are Varney or early Blue Box in that the truck frames are all metal with the obligatory "pain-in-the-butt" little bolster springs. These trucks obviously cause shorts on my DCC system conducting the current from one side to the other.
Cab Extension Plate for MRC Advance2
By any chance does anyone know how to build a wired cab extension plate for an MRC Advance2 system and/or a powered plate?
Steve
Moderator note: Put this post in its own thread for better visibility.
convert brass steam loco with vandi tender to dcc
Hi
I have 3 brass locos and would like to convert them to dcc. Is there an idiots guide to doing this. One of the loco's has a vanderbuilt tender.
Can anyone help please
DPDT switch
I intend now to have a reversing loop [N gauge and DCC] and enquire if it matters if the switch has a centre off position or not. Advice appreciated. Thanks. Tom
Automobile Traffic Lights Animation with the Arduino Pro Mini
I read with great interest the excellent beginner’s Arduino tutorial by Dr. Geoff Bunza. See: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/17244 I decided to experiment.
First, I found 10 Arduino Pro Minis (5 volt) in China for $20.10 delivered to my door. For $2.01 each, I’ll let a few take one for the team while I learn.
SMA15: New Dual Acessory-Multifunctionl 17 Channel Configurable DCC Decoders for about $5 with Configurable Servo Support
With exactly the same low cost hardware and a library of examples ready for anyone to download and use, you can now configure six “mobile or multifunction” decoders to respond to DCC Functions and a similar set of six Accessory decoders to respond to DCC Switch commands. The neat feature is that the Accessory decoders ALSO respond to a programmable single mobile decoder address, so you can configure each of the 17 pins to perform different functions, including their use as a 17 servo accessory decoder driver.
Trainmasters Subject Suggestion
I'd like to see a video demonstrating prototypical sound operation sequences. For instance start up, release brakes, revving up, coasting, coupling, etc. It would be cool to have a split screen with one shot of the model going through the sequences and the other showing the operators hand working the throttle.
Can someone fill me in on the proper use for Kapton Tape.....?
Having read in so many articles about Kapton tape, I finally bought some. I then looked it up on the Web, and it seems it's used for assembly of components on PCB's as well as an insulating shield against shorts. I assumed it was like a super thin black electrical tape. It's not. I tried using it to wrap soldered wires but it would not stick or wrap. As it's so thin, I tried to wrap an LED I had sanded the base off so it would fit into a hole in my headlight to insulate the anode and cathode from contacting the brass, as black tape was too thick
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