DC - Electrical
Breaking Ground on the R&SW Spur
The first two days of this week were productive ones. In about 36 hours I managed to go from flat insulation foam to trains actually moving. This all thanks to the help of another local modeler, Eric.
L.E.D.s for building lighting?
I am considering using LEDs to light my structures, off of the dc side of a standard powerpack of ~14v. (I use DCC for track). I am curious of what color leds work well for you. Regular yellow ones from Radio Shack don't appear to produce a pleasing color, although I have not actually put one in a building yet. If anyone has been down this road, and can point me to a source and also what resistor you used, I would appreciate the advice.
Thanks, Kyle
Crimping Connectors
On my last layout (many years ago) I used spade lugs like that below, along with the "traditional" barrier type terminal strips to organize my wiring. It worked well, so I plan to use that system again. In my usual overkill fashion, instead of doing a single crimp on the lug, I did two crimps, one near each end of the metal inner barrel. It held the wires tenaciously, with not a single failure.
2013 Goals for your Railroad Modeling?
In December 2011 Rick Wade started a thread on goals for 2012. http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/6579
I thought it would be interesting to review my goals and see what I accomplished toward those goals. And also look at what I had done that wasn't included in my goals.
N Scale Lighting Options
This is primarily a questions for folks working in N scale. Want to start lighting some industrial buildings for a paper mill and a mine, especially lights above a catwalk, above stairways, doorways, etc. Wondering what sort of options people are using. Local hobby store had some DC lights (grain of wheat bulbs) but most will be way out of scale for N scale application unless they're actually inside a structure or sit beneath some sort of awning and out of the way. Thanks
Sound Modules
Not knowing to much what is available in sound modules I have a question. Is there a product out there in sound modules for non-DCC type engines? In other words if I had just a DC control system is there something available that would equal the sound modules available for DCC?
Bernd
Rotary switches for electric bulbs
Hey, guys. question for anyone. I want to use a small rotary switch to power the light bulbs in my buildings so that I can vary the strength (intensity) of the light bulb from very dim to full power. I am NOT inclined electrically, so need plain (very plain) english. Can any one recommend a source of these type of rotary switches and what capacity or voltage or wattage? BTW, I am modelling HO in the USA.
Thanks, Ron
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