Track and electrical/DCC

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Fast Tracks Sweepsticks and easments

Mon, 2014-02-17 05:28 — kirkifer

Hey Gang,

I am looking for a very simple answer here...

At some point, I decided to have less railroad which afforded me features such as broad curves. My minimum is 42".

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How I installed an NCE USB Adaptor on my fascia

Sun, 2014-02-16 05:42 — Athlon

First of all - thank you to everyone who responded to my post here, especially Prof_Klyzlr.  He gave me the idea you will see below.

I'm building a small N scale layout on one side of my home office.  One part of the layout is about 5 feet from my desktop computer across the room.  I was looking for an easy way to connect the layout to my computer, and at the same time mount the NCE USB adaptor out of harms way.

where to buy micro engineering

Sat, 2014-02-15 05:34 — DougA

id like to support mrh advertisers.  i need to buy some track.  is walthers the only advertiser who sells micro engineering flex track and switches?  thanks!

DCC Engine moves then stops then moves

Fri, 2014-02-14 21:06 — Loidy

H All,

I am new to this website. I think this is great site!!

I have a problem with my DCC with sound Kato diesel loco, it was working great everything worked for a while then one night I wanted to turn on the headlight but I think I pushed a wron button on the controller. Now what happens is the loco moves a distance then pauses then starts back up again the sound never stops so I know I do not have a short, i am thinking I pushed a wrong series of buttons on the controller and now has some kind of starts and stops programmed into it. Anybody seen this before?

Freaked out Tsunami....

Tue, 2014-02-11 14:09 — rswinter

Hi All,

 

MRC Tech 4 hand held remote

Mon, 2014-02-10 20:49 — Bridgeststation

Just got MRC Tech 4 hand held remote, and it says it is for model 250.  Is there any other MRC that will also work with this hand held ?  It came with a 6-wire cord with a phone-type plug.  Even if I have to wire it to another type of connector, or even hard-wire it to another MRC.  Looking for any help.  Thanks.

Concerning Stall Motors and Servos for Turnouts

Mon, 2014-02-10 07:43 — doc-in-ct

Tunr-out motors (controllers) like the Tortise are stall motor. Does that imply that there is always current flowing to the motor even though the turnout has been thrown or closed?  I read something that suggested that the Tortose can hold position even though there is no current flowing?

I can ask the same question concerning servo motors.  Does current (or signal) always flow to the servo?  Can an unpowered servo hold a turnount in closed or thrown postion?

Thanks

Alan

Athlon's picture

Has Anyone Panel Mounted An NCE USB Adaptor? (Solved!)

Mon, 2014-02-10 06:25 — Athlon

If so, what did you use?

I would like to mount mine on the back of my plywood fascia so that a connector is accessible form the front of the fascia, but am a loss as to what to use.

EDIT: Solved! - I posted how I did it (with pictures) here:

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/16960

Dave L. Uxbridge, MA

Soldering rail joiners?

Sun, 2014-02-09 11:41 — shap

I tend to be of the school that solders power feeders to every track segment. Given this, what I'm curious what purpose is served by soldering rail joiners?

I understand that their are situations in curves where flex track ends may not want to follow the curve and soldering helps the track conform. That makes sense to me. But what other rationale would their be for soldering the joiners?

 

Thanks!

 

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MR Matix MRD1 Detector

Sat, 2014-02-08 06:10 — abehlerjr

Help!  I have 6 MR-Matix Occupancy Detectors (Azatrax) and have no instructions on how to hook them up. Anybody able to help? Apparently MR Matrix was bought be Azatrax who went out of business.

Thanks in advance,
Al Behler


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