Track and electrical/DCC
ME Turnouts with Atlas Flex Track
Are there any issues I should be concerned about when using ME turnouts and Atlas Flex Track? Will I be able to use my Atlas joiners without issue? I usually use Atlas turnouts, but I can't wait forever for Atlas to get on the ball.
Thanks for any help.
what is the best way to control a turnout for a newbie?
well, that is my question....I'm on the process of deciding all my wiring and how the layout itself will be operated..and now i've that question...I know that turnout can be operated with DCC or with a switch on the fascia...one note : everyone, not just me, operation the layout know zero about trains.
DCC with <12V motors?
I'm looking at using some motors rated at less than 12VDC in a few models. Specifically, I'm thinking of using 3V and 6V motors. I know that a decoder can be programmed to limit maximum voltage, but I have some questions.
Mabuchi motor specs?
I have two Mabuchi can motors for which I'm trying to find speed and voltage information.
The first is model FF-180PH. It is also marked below the model number "KN 15 81 10". The Mabuchi web side does list a motor with that model number, though it specifies an extension of the model number. The motor on the web site is a nominal 2.4V motor. I need to find out if that's the case for this motor as well, since I have several and would like to use them in a few models.
Help with QSI Q1a decoders
Hello fellow model railroaders.
I am an American H0 model railroader living in Denmark, and I am a daily reader off Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine. Normally I am quite good in DCC and programming decoders, but now I have a huge problem, that I cant solve my self. I own several Walthers Proto 2000 series EMD Santa Fe F3A units, equipped with the QSI Quantum Q1a sound decoders, software version 176-2v7-37-20 and no problems here.
Help needed w/ mounting bullfrogs
OK all you track building guru's, I need some help here. I'm at the stage of building/installing my turnouts and bullfrog under layout control. But I'm not sure how to mount it all and make it work. Here's the details.
My layout is a N scale layout and consist of 2" pink foam glued to a bench work made of steel studs. So basically all that's under the layout is the foam and a few steel studs as cross stringers. There is no plywood subase.
Driving LED from DCC track power
I've looked at Bruce Petrarca's web site (MrDccU) and he mentioned about using a Bridge Rectifer to drive (power) an LED. I'm just not 100% sure I know which bridge rectifier I should be using. I notice that they are rated for different voltage and current (i've got a few hanging around - 100VDC/1.5A, 400PIV/1.5A, 100PIV/2A, and 600V/4A). Since I'm using a NCE PowerPro booster/Command station at 5A with set voltage of 13V, do I need to obtain a 5+Amp bridge rectifier?
Help with sector plate
Premise #1 – the layout room is never quite big enough.
I have a yard at Mitchell, MN that in reality featured a wye to turn the steamers. Inside the wye was the engine house and coal tower and tracks. The model version is in a corner of the room, and so includes the yard tracks and engine house but only one leg of the wye. The wye track continues on to Hibbing, as it did in real life.
So, how about a sector plate from the coaling track to the GN line through Hibbing?
Routing DCC and DC Wiring Busses
I'm starting the wiring for my new layout and I've been reading up on the "best practices' for DCC wiring at sites hosted by some of the gurus like Mark Gurries, Allen Gartner and -of course- our own Bruce Petrarca. I've got a fairly good handle on the DCC wiring, and the plain DC wiring for things like switch machines, lighting and accessories isn't a big deal.
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