Track and electrical/DCC

Substitute for Micro Engineering Rail Joiners

Thu, 2012-05-17 16:05 — Steve Raiford

Our local "N" scale club is committed to Micro Engineering flex track and turnouts. Mainline track is code 70, the balance code 55. All joiners will be soldered.

ME code 55 joiners have become very difficult to source. What other manufacturers rail joiners have users successfully used for Micro Engineering Code 55 and Code 70 rail?

What were the advantages and/or disadvantages over ME joiners?

Thanks

 

Steve Raiford

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Plastic Rail for Track - will it ever be possible?

Tue, 2012-05-15 19:52 — kleaverjr

For this thread, I would ask that we accept the following premises, ACKNOWLEDGING that there is disagreement over whether battery technology will work powering the locomotives.  For this thread, lets just hold the premise that all the physics issues are resolved and it works.

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how to program bachmanns´ dcc turnouts with mrc prodigy advance 2

Mon, 2012-05-14 05:18 — ramiro

Hi !  I need some help to program some bachmann dcc turnouts. I don´t have the instruction sheet and could´nt find them. does any body know  of a link, or have any notions on how doing it? 

thanks!! 

Ramiro, from Argentina

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Cutting gaps in rail to isolate frog

Fri, 2012-05-11 20:31 — splitrock323

Fast Tracks suggests using a small coping saw, the MRH article with CV ties shows the roto tool with cutoff disc, but the gap is large so must be filled with plastic. Anyone have a suggestion on something in between. Something that makes a big enough gap, but does not need to be filled w ith a chunk of plastic?

Thomas G.

DCC loco's

Thu, 2012-05-10 03:36 — robboxxx

Maybe this question is asked a thousand times before but run DCC equipped loco's on non-DCC lay-outs?

And if so; do they straight from the box?

 

 

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I have Joe F's "short from hell" ... Help!

Fri, 2012-05-04 16:31 — kfglover

You would think I could find an electrical problem on a 2' x 8' DCC layout. I am posting more info below.

 

 

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ATLAS selector

Fri, 2012-05-04 14:08 — LPS L1

I know this sounds basic but how do i wire an atlas selector? a schemeatic would be nice, thanks in advance

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Rotary beacon lighting effect

Wed, 2012-05-02 20:18 — splitrock323

I want those gum ball machine rotary beacons on top of my diesels for my 1970 era layout. Anyone have luck with the detail parts with the bored out beacons? Any recommendation for a CV setting would be appreciated also. Which size and color led looks best? I keep looking at the videos of DCC installs on YouTube and other media, but have not seen any that specifically address putting in a beacon and programming it.

Thanks in advance,

Thomas G

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ESU help!

Tue, 2012-05-01 22:33 — Rob_C

HI all.  I have been doing some ESU Loksound Select installs, mostly the FDL 16 in my P42's and EMD 710 in my EMD locos.  I got the idea to try their latest V4 (the $150 pricey new released decoder) to see if it had any better sounds like the air compressor on the FDL 16 modern than the older select version.  (so far haven't noticed a difference in sounds, but I haven't been able to find a sound modification CV table either).


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