DCC - Electrical

Build a Model Railroad in 10 Minutes a Day

Mon, 2021-01-04 07:41 — NeilEr

This year I’ve decided to devote 10 minutes a day to working on model railroading. My first post was on FaceBook Live so not sure how to share that here but the next three are online there as well as on YouTube. 
 

Help Identifying a DCC Specialties Board

Sat, 2021-01-02 14:20 — mevans

I need some help identifying this DCC Specialties DCC Board - I think this is an autoreverse board. Not sure why it has the normal 2-connectors J1 Inputs but then there are 6-connectors on the J2  output.

Any ideas?

 

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What's on Your Workbench - January 2021

Fri, 2021-01-01 13:20 — Eric H.

We've turned the corner into a New Year! Time to share your latest workbench and layout progress as we kick off January.

Eric

 

Eric Hansmann
Editor-at-Large, Model Railroad Hobbyist
Follow along with my railroad modeling:
http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/

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PROBLEMS with MRC 1300-series DC controllers

Fri, 2021-01-01 09:01 — railandsail

I saw this posted on another forum,...where a fellow experience a burned up decoder on a BLI blueline loco

 

Decoder rookie story if you are bored

Thu, 2020-12-31 16:06 — rkb

I have to say I got one good thing out of Covid year one, and that is during the time when we were admonished to stay home unless "essential" (I am not), I cleared off an L shaped shelf in the garage and set up all the track and cars from the old footlocker that used to only see the light of day at Christmas. I was once an MRH subscriber and collector of all editions of the online mag until a catastrophic electronic event caused me to lose everything. MRH was the cornerstone of my lifestyle as a virtual modeler during the years of moving often.

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Bringing wiring to the front Fascia

Wed, 2020-12-30 21:27 — jTrackin

Does anyone know whether this a thing ..bringing the wiring to front of the fascis for ease of access and also can Wiring be a model with structure style flexiblilty for changing and thought it would be good for me to easily teach grand kids about how the train layout is powered but it may how me to remember what i have under there. I have just been playing around with a few ideas. What do you think?

 

LokSound F8 key - Startup/Shutdown

Tue, 2020-12-29 06:51 — SBrooke

I had decided after doing research, trying a couple different decoders and also seeing another modelers equipment on standardizing on SoundTraxx specifically Tsunami 2's. Obvious reason being is that each manufacturer has different features that make mixing consists somewhat challenging as well as the functions mapped, etc..

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Need electrical recipe for small but congested layout

Tue, 2020-12-29 02:30 — jTrackin

Just getting back into the train room after a year of work and house renovation and want to make some electrical rules for my layout - I have watched Joe Fugate's (DCC Bus wiring 101) electrical article and Ron trains which is helpful but my layout isn't as big. And I have listened to others and wondering what would be best wiring practice for my size.

Mine goes around the room 3 times elevating from 0 to 7.08" (180mm) and then back down to ground zero.

which resistor for leds

Mon, 2020-12-28 19:16 — Kraydune

I am wanting to convert my locomotives to led lights. I am not sure which resistor to use for 3mm 3v 20ma leds.

I am running dcc with digitrax system and decoders which of these 2 resistors should be used if either?

1k 1/4 watt

750k 1/2 watt

 

Thanks for info, I am looking at getting items in bulk to build lights as needed for all locos


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