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JMRI Operations: Love it.

Tue, 2020-07-14 12:33 — TXPACFAN

First, a little background. This is my first Thread. I spent a good 15 years in the hobby and several layouts back in the late 80s up to the 2000s. Coming back to the hobby after a 20 year stint in RC airplanes. Saw some Youtube videos of steam era layouts with sound and the bug bit me back hard. Restarted back about a year ago.

Kadee Magnet for uncoupling

Wed, 2020-07-08 14:37 — arthurhouston

Operations

Installing Kadee Code 100 magnets in Code 83 Track on the the Grande Pacific Railroad. This layout is heavy into operations and these magnets cut down the touching and use of pick sticks.

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Free online exhibition this weekend

Sat, 2020-07-04 04:57 — burgundy

For any one in need of a trip to a model railroad show, there is a free virtual exhibition this weekend at

https://www.world-of-railways.co.uk/virtual-exhibitions/virtual-exhibition-2020

Best wishes

Eric

Whither Ops Sessions?

Tue, 2020-06-30 05:59 — Chris Adams

Operations

It's been a while since I've posted, but suffice it to say that most of May and June were taken up with car and house projects. Thankfully, those are in the rear-view and I'm turning my attention back to the layout. But everything's a bit different - I haven't had a monthly ops session since the end of January.

Animating Semaphore signals

Mon, 2020-06-29 12:22 — van15f

Apart from servos controlled by ardriuno or similar complex electronic devices, are there simpler ways to operate a semaphore signal? I have thought of two. 1. Use a relay, by soldering a piece of wire to the moving contact, you can then attach that wire to the actuating arm of the semaphore to operate the blade/arm. My prototype (South African Railways) used upper quadrant semaphores, so I simply have to push the arm/blade up and keep it up till the train has passed and triggered an optical sensor to disconnect the power to the semaphore which will then reset it to danger.

Station placement - Spur or Siding?

Wed, 2020-06-17 13:04 — mgn000

I'm designing a new layout and I wondered whether it would be more prototypical to have a passenger station located on a spur or a siding.

The siding seemed to be most realistic, except that a passenger train on that siding would then block a freight that needed it for a runaround.

I'm at an early stage of laying this out, though I have a track plan I'm happy with so it's really a matter of where I'd like to place the station.

Comments would be welcome.

Matt Noel

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WIFI, Cell phone throttles, from a Troglodyte's Point of View

Thu, 2020-06-04 03:03 — Daboosailing

I am a confused troglodyte (can you guess?) I don't understand the attraction of using a cell phone to operate your layout. As we speak, I am sitting in front of my "Obsolete Desk Top Confuser"; so, the fact that I don't get it, should be easy enough to understand. I don't like talking on the telephone much and certainly don't want to be accessible to every Tom, Dick and Harry who has my phone number 24/7/365! I am done with day to day attempts at trying to make a living and so much of what people feel is simply

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ProtoSteam Circuit board design help

Tue, 2020-06-02 17:40 — Mark Stafford

We are beavering away on all sorts of aspects of our version of the Steam version of the ProtoThrottle. I am trying to find an individual who is willing to assist in the preparation of a number of circuit boards so we can prototype our designs.

If your at all interested in providing assistance could you consider PM me

thanks

Mark Stafford