DCC - Electrical
Wire Resources/Advice
Getting ready to wire the initial portion of my new layout and need to be pointed to a supplier. Thinking 16 ga bus solid copper in red and black (approx 100 ft ea) and 20 or 22 ga for drops from the rail (again solid core?) in red and black.
What's on your workbench - June 2020
A new month with new projects. Let's see what you have!
My latest: A Westerfield ATSF Bx-13 boxcar with some additional wood weathering to go. With the virus and social plans on hold for the summer, it's a great time to build out all of your kits collecting dust!
How do you power your layout?
I am in the process of building a modular point-to-point layout with several modules that wind around the room.
I currently have a few witched power strips located around the room that wall warts and other power hungry utilities plug into like lights and such.
When I start up I have to go to each power strip and turn it on, them when I am done I have to do the reverse.
I just saw a video where he wires up electrical outlet boxes and daisy chains them from one module to the other and has a main power switch at one end.
Creating a simple ambient photo-transistor trigger circuit for crossing lights.
I am trying to find a simple ambient light photo transistors circuit to trigger led railroad crossing lights. Something like the easydetect model train detection circuit.
athearn MP15 headlight
DCC help please...I have an Athearn Genesis MP15, not sure if it was new or used when purchased at a show, looked new, ran great still does, but cant seem to get the headlight to go on...It did work when I first ran it I am sure its not the bulb, (or could it be) I use NCE any suggestions ??
Address Changes for Broadway Limited C-16
New to the forum.
I have several Broadway Limited C-16 engines that are factory set to address 3, but I have been trying to change the decoder address to their respective road engine numbers. I have a Digitrax Super Chief digital system and have tried to reprogram the address, but have had no success I receive strange codes when I attempt program a new address that I cannot find in the Digitrax literature.
Rapido Royal Hudson jerky running at lowest speed setting
I’m finally giving my Rapido Royal Hudson a proper test run after replacing and glueing one of the rear driver traction tyres which came off for the second time. ????
Well that seems ok now (a thin smear of rubber cement) but I’ve noticed a distinct jerkiness in forward and reverse at speed level 1 (28 speed steps) on my NCE PowerCab controller. All the valve gear motion etc seems fine, it doesn’t seem to be binding anywhere.
Has anyone else come across this problem with a Rapido Hudson?
Digitrax question
Okay, so... this may not be the place to0 ask, but I'm hoping someone has an idea.
I'm a member of two Digitrax groups, but can't log in (due to a hard drive crash a few moths ago, and no clue what my passwords are) so I'm hoping someone here can answer this question.
NCE Control Bus Cable Substitute
Hey guys, back with another question for Nolan's. Does anyone know where to get the Control Bus Cable needed for connecting the SB5 to the Command Station? Been checking around online and I can't seem to find it. If we can't find a place to get it, what do we substitute? I know with Digitrax you can just use any six-wire cable, but NCE no idea. Thanks in advance!
DCC sound equiped
whats the best DCC sound installed locos on the market? and at the end of the day, is 50 to 100 $ more worth it? if I am NOT a Rivet counter?
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