Track and electrical/DCC
N scale #5, #6 and #7 Turnouts
HI Folks:
Getting ready to start building my new layout, and im looking for N scale code 55 switches -- #5, #6, #7 --
Im using Microengineering flex track
I love peco switches, but with the different track geometry, it makes it tough to use them with the ME Flex, also, one of their biggest advantages is the spring on the throwbar, but using servos to control them eliminates this advantage.
Im preference (I think) would be atlas code 55, but I'd love to hear your opinions
TIM
Prefered Rosin Flux
Hi Folks:
Looking for suggestions on which Flux you prefer -- Obviously it will be rosin, I dont need corrosion issues -- it will be used for soldering feeders, tinning wires, soldering rail joiners, as well as electrical assembly (some of Geoff Bunza's projects)
Id really like to know what you prefer and WHY -- helps me make intelligent decisions
Thanks
TIM
Digitrax question
Okay, so... this may not be the place to0 ask, but I'm hoping someone has an idea.
I'm a member of two Digitrax groups, but can't log in (due to a hard drive crash a few moths ago, and no clue what my passwords are) so I'm hoping someone here can answer this question.
Digitrak problem with programing.
My Digitrax DCC works fine until I try and program my decoder CV. When I enter a new value into a CV the command station goes off line and has to be rebooted a couple of times to restore operation.
So these are my questions for other Digitrax users;
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Is this problem unique to me?
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How do you program your decoders?
Wiring plan
I now have benchwork up and almost all surfaced. Some of the track is laid and most of the rest can go down in the next couple of days. The layout is not huge or elaborate (basically a large twice-around oval, a wye and a 4-track yard), but it is nonetheless electrically moderately complex. There are 14 switches to be controlled by two stationary decoder boards, the wye uses a reversing circuit breaker, and I figured that it was worthwhile to split the yard from the main line from a power perspective.
Resetting an ESU decoder / how did it get stuck
I have a brand new ESU Loksound 5.0 decoder. It has an 8-pin connector. I took it out of the box, wired it up to the speaker, and plugged it in to a DCC ready Rivarossi H-8. I put it on the test track and it worked perfectly on address 03, just as you'd expect. The volume was low, and the starting voltage a slightly high, but these are things that can easily be fixed with a little programming.
Plywood, Cork and Track in N scale
Hi Folks: IM planning a layout in N scale -- ive been watching the Canadian Canyons video series from Model Railroader, and I notice in that series, David Popp chose to put cork directly on the plywood and then track on the cork, Does this provide sufficient sound dampening, or should I try to put a layer of Homosate over it (worried about switch rod lengths etc at that point)
Your feedback appreciated!
TIM
Complex Junction Wiring using Peco Unifrog
Hello,
I'm tight on staging space and came up with a unique HO-scale junction design using Peco track. Please see attached rough draft plan. Going north to south, we have two 3-way switches connected by a 24-deg crossing and two double-slip switches which have additional switches attached at the ends.
Why so complex? In about 2 ft 6 in, we go from two to 10 tracks.
Finding a sound decoder that actually sounds like the sort of engine for which it is intended?
Is there a way to identify a DCC sound decoder when seeking a particular sound? For example, I want to put a DCC decoder into an O-Scale NYC Hudson. I'd like to choose a model whose sound track is as close as possible to a real New York Central J-3a.
Thanks,
Bill
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