Track and electrical/DCC

Help wiring crossover with frog juicers

Wed, 2020-01-01 13:55 — Duncan

I received a Peco SL-E383F Scissors Crossover for Christmas and a Frog Juicers is required. Could anyone help me determine the correct juicer to use and show a wiring diagram to connect the 4 wires from the switch?

Thank you in advance.

Duncan Young

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MRC AD490 Pricing?

Mon, 2019-12-30 21:28 — arvanlaar

I am looking for a starter set dcc system for my new layout and found a MRC AD490 controller and power supply for $95 CDN. I've looked around online and seen the throttle for around $50-$60 and not sure if the difference is a good price for the power pack. Could anyone shed some light for me?

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NCE PowerPro/ProCab troubleshooting

Mon, 2019-12-30 16:34 — edfhinton

My PowerPro 5Amp system seems to have stopped working. Specifically I have the 5Amp system with the radio controlled ProCab.  Everything was fine until mid-afternoon today.  I have summarized the issue and provided all the troubleshooting I did and sent the write-up to NCE, but figured I would post it here too in case anyone has suggestions.

As I said, everything as fine, and then not.  The main symptoms are:

1) Left side LED ;labelled Status flashes red rapidly.

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A Technical Oddity

Fri, 2019-12-27 12:36 — George J

While testing the tack on my first constructed section of my new layout, I came across an oddity.

While test running my Athearn SD40 with econami sound the locomotive would stall at approximately the same spot(s). The engine sound would go down to idle, and the headlight remained on. If I bumped up the throttle just a tad, it would start moving again (I'm using a Digitrax Zephyr). So, I cleaned the rail (again!) and check connections etc, etc. 

No change.

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Bachman 0-6-0 saddle tank dcc sound

Fri, 2019-12-27 05:16 — Saved7

Hello All, hope all had a great Christmas. I want to know if anyone has or knows which sound decoder will work in this steam engine? Basically size wise.   God Bless Ya   Dave 

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Is AdaFruit Metro suitable for DCC++

Thu, 2019-12-26 15:20 — bignallb

I'm wanting to set up a DCC++ station, and looking on the Adafruit site, it appears the Adafruit Metro is really an Arduino Uno.  Before I order one, can anyone confirm that the Adafruit Metro is suitable for DCC++?

Thanks!

Bliss in San Angelo

 

Help: POWER TO THE RETURN LOOP ?

Wed, 2019-12-25 03:59 — filip timmerman

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Hi All,

Issues with RR-Cirkits LocoNet and Tam Valley and JMRI

Sun, 2019-12-15 18:34 — JeremyBrown

Well I'm not sure where to start.  So I will start with the problems that I am having.  First off I am trying to set up a stand alone LocoNet using RR- CirKits LocoBuffer-USB which I have no idea if its even working.(any way to test this??)  Next I have a Tam Valley QuadLN_S that I am using for servo turnout control.  I think I have set things up correctly but I cant get a servo to work when I have added it the turnout table in JMRI.  I looked to see if JMRI had a forum and gave up on that.  So I am hoping someone here can give me a hand.  I have

Terminals for Tortoise

Mon, 2019-12-09 14:33 — Old Pop Granddad

I found these terminals that I can use on my Tortoise machines.  Digikey part # ED2637-nd  Manufactor's part # OSTTE040161.  Less than $2 with quantity buying.

AC scenery lighting

Sat, 2019-12-07 15:45 — larsdog

I'm building a simple loop with the DC running the engine and the AC powering the scenery lighting. I only have 4 streetlights, so it's not a big draw, but my controller says the output is 19V AC and the streetlights say 12V maximum (AC or DC). What do I need to do to make this work?


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