DC - Electrical
Introducing Arduino Railway Control for DC railroads
I wanted to introduce you to something I stumbled upon a few years ago while looking for a better way to control and operate my DC layout.
SMA38 Clarification of Servo Timing: A short Technical Correction to Almost Everything
I would like to share some info that I just became aware of, specifically regarding servo timing.
This is not quite my "normal" blog article, but I think it affects too many of my projects, so I include it here.
Central Vermont Richford Branch - Video Update #10
I just posted a video update on my HO scale Central Vermont Richford Branch to my YouTube channel.
Highlights include:
1. A quick look at some recently weathered and completed freight cars.
Brass Steam Pickup and Short Issues - Lead and Trailing Trucks
Hi everyone,
I am reassembling a Sunset Great Northern O-8 Mikado after a paint job. It had no running issues prior to disassembly. I have gotten stuck though with some shorts happening.
OOOO - Drivers and Drawbar hooked up have no issues.
OOOO -ooo ooo Drivers and Tender powered have no issues.
oOOOO -ooo ooo Lead Truck, Drivers, and Tender = Constant Shorts
OOOOo-ooo ooo Trailing Truck, Drivers, and Tender = Constant Shorts
Should've known better...
Then to get involved with Arduino's and the like - they're very addictive and I love it!
The first time I discovered those little devils was when I read a post written by Geoff Bunza here in MRH. It was his SMA12 blog post (17 Channel Configurable Multifunction $5 DCC Decoder For Servos) and soon after his other posts were found, very interesting stuff altogether.
Glue or epoxy with electrical conduit
Is there a glue or epoxy that acts as an electrical conduit other than solder
The White Lion Railways, our first trains
(The day a wild animal became the leader of a railway, from left to right, Otto, Greenstar, and Driver) The day is July 13th, 2017, and there is a meeting going down on Northfolk and Southern railroad territory. It is between NS CEO, Mr. Monte, and the white lion, Greenstar, along with his two personal employees, Driver(real name, Kevin, prefers to go by Driver), and and his guard, Otto.
Help and Advice needed, building a turnout
I recently made some Gauntlet track and to make it, I had to cut a pare of turnouts in half. I still have the other halves of the turnouts with the points on them. What I also have is a need for some slip switches. So I’m thinking about building a single slip switch from scratch using the leftover turnout parts from the Guantlet track. Does anyone have any advice for building such track pieces? Thank you
Operation of Dual Mode Decoders on DC?
How good is the slow speed operation of dual mode decoders on Direct Current (DC)? Can you get an engine to crawl?
If lighting effects (Rule 17) have been programmed on the decoder, will they work in DC?
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