I have a Kato n scale P42 with a drop-in TCS decoder (K0D8-A). I'm programming it using JMRI.

My goal is to get the ditch lights I just installed to stay on steady, or to pulse in an alternate fashion

I can get them to pulse, but I can't figure out how to also program them to stay on if that's what I want.

Here's my current setup:

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Peter has done a super job of describing how he has used servos to throw switches on his layout - see:

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/25958

I would like to suggest an alternative method of using controlling the servos.

I have come up with a simple modification to an eBay servo tester that turns it into a unit that is well suited to operating switches and comes at a very attractive price (I paid $1.24 for the controller including shipping to the US)

I am planning a very small layout and want to be able to have a programming track. Reading Allan Gartner's Wiring for DCC website (http://www.wiringfordcc.com/) and his section on programming track he warns of having a situation where a locomotive runs onto the programming track while it is set to programming mode. He suggests a dead zone to prevent this from happening. An alternative to the dead zone is to shut the rest of the layout completely off. That works for me with such a small layout here is the wiring diagram using a double throw quad pole toggle.

Got a major rewiring project on our club layout in my immediate future. Looking for an inexpensive, easy method for marking lots of wires under the layout. Writing on the benchwork won't cut it. I'm looking for a 'Write on a label and wrap around the wire" solution. There are several commercial products, but they seem a bit pricey. Current wires were marked with some sort of tape, but it has become gooey and the writing has bled into oblivion.