Track and electrical/DCC
DCC electronics cabinet?
All,
I'm building a cabinet to house my DCC electronics. I'm trying to decide if I need to put a door on the cabinet or leave it open in the front?
My basement is finished and climate controlled and there doesn't seem to be much dust, so I'm leaning toward leaving the front open with a fan on the inside to move air.
Any experience with this would be welcome. I'll post a picture when it's done; it's taking longer than I expected, as usual!
Thanks,
Lou Nigro
Ballast for HO track
I am looking at either Arizona Rock & Mineral for Woodland Scenics rock gravel for ballast (HO). Can anyone provide an estimate of what coverage I could expect for a single track mainline using the ARM ballast (per bag) or the Woodland Scenics quart jar and 25 lb bag. For the woodland scenics I am not sure if the fine or medium is better for HO (or a combination of the two).
DCC "Throw-pack" : choice of Win10 host "brains"...
Dear MRHers,
Having found myself (unexpectedly) faced with a small fleet of DCC locos,
with a variety of decoders from the major US-manufs,
(and a couple of oddballs, not to mention any "visiting units" that need help)
I'm seriously considering building a custom DCC test/programming rescue toolbox ("throw-pack").
Digitrax Turnout Control(s)
As I was rummaging thru my storage trailer yesterday, I picked out an old control board I had picked up a couple of years ago.
It had two solid state boards on it that I sought to identify. According to the lettering printed on the boards, they are digital turnout controls.
Masking turnouts prior to painting
Good afternoon,
Everything I read about painting tracks talks about masking the turnouts prior to painting. I'm sure I'm just Googling the wrong thing, but I can't find detailed instructions on how to do it. Before I make a permanent mistake, does it look like I masked the turnout correctly? Should I use more or less tape? Is it in the right spots? I plan on spray painting it using this color.
Bus Wire / Feeder Wire Installation Considerations
Bus Wire / Feeder Wire Installation Considerations
As I worked on the LED lighting of my dbl-deck layout I began to formulate different ideas as to how I might incorporate my bus wires and their feeder wires. Quiet naturally they will need to be attached under the deck they are serving, ...and in my case those undersides are just plain plywood surfaces, free of any reinforcing cross-beams as that are cantilevered out from those 2” square steel beams attached to the walls of the shed.
Building your own trackage (experiences?)
Hi all,
Firstly, this is my first post here, so Hi! I am a modeller of some experience based in the UK, but I am dipping my toe into American outline modelling for the first time.
I am interested in people's experiences on here when it comes to building their own track. How is it done in the USA?
Turnout Indicator
I am looking to use LED turnout indicators on my small layout. I also want to be able to power the frog. I have searched MRH and all over the internet and am suffering from wiring diagram overload. I think I have found what I am looking for on the Wiring For DCC website. there are two diagrams, one for a 2 lead LED and one for a 3 lead LED. The wiring is simpler for the 2 lead. Just to make it worse, I want to be able to run in DC and sometimes in DCC. Will the switch, resistors, diodes, and LEDs work exactly the same?
[How to] curve flex track with rail bender (Fast Tracks)
Hello. In this thread I will show, how to curve flex track with rail bender from Fast Tracks. Usage of rail bender gives you two advantages:
1. You will get curves without kinks.
2. You can lay flex track on your layout very easily, because it will be already pre bended to needed radius.
The process of curving flex track with rail bender can be broken in three steps:
1) Remove rails from ties.
2) Use rail bender to curve rails to desired radius
3) Install curved rails back on ties.
Idealized Turnout Design
I was just looking thru some images I had saved on my computer and ran across this one,..
Its termed an 'EXPRESS' by Fleischman.
1) It appears to not have any discontinuous point-rails to closure-rails,..they are all one.
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