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Sun, 2014-03-09 15:48 — dtsmith

DC - Electrical

I got a Kato powerpack as part of an M1 kit and hooked it up to my track. I was not able to get my Bachmann EMD GP50 diesel to work. I checked all connections, and used my multimeter to verify voltage across the track at various points. I removed the body from the locomotive. I verified that the front and back lights come on, but the motor armature will not turn.

After reading up on the Internet, I suspect the brushes aren't contacting the wheels properly. The wheels seem shiny enough to me.

A realistic tender coal load for sound

Sun, 2014-03-09 15:17 — ray schofield

Modeling topic

Sugar Beet Factory Switching Fun

Sun, 2014-03-09 14:32 — Sugar Beet Guy

Modeling topic

Ken K wrote:

With beets, coal and covered hoppers full of chemicals being delivered, and freight cars of finished product being shipped the factory should be fun to switch.

Yes, I greatly enjoy the sugar factories. They provide huge amounts of traffic and use many car types. For those that are interested, I will describe the three factories on my Great Western layout and how they are switched.

Photos of the in-progress modeling can be found on my website.

Hare, trigger rail and reversing loop

Sun, 2014-03-09 12:25 — rsn48

So I have a Wabbit - two hares - that I am planing to use to throw a turn out heading into a reversing loop so I can get continous running out of a loop to loop layout in N scale.

1. I'm still not clear on how the triggering rail thing works, how does the hare know the engine has hit the trigger rail? What is detected? I'm assuming the trigger has to be far enough away so that the tortoise has enough time to move.

FRANK MILOTTE'S OTTAWA NORTHERN & WESTERN RAILWAY

Sun, 2014-03-09 09:01 — LVN

DC - Electrical

This is a blast from the past and Frank takes us on a tour of his layout. He talks about DC systems shows us panels and wiring and we see how operations are conducted in the block system. A final run of trains demonstrates the method of layout building in the day when dogbone loops allowed for extra operations in a small basement.

Baking soda sand blaster

Sun, 2014-03-09 06:49 — LPS L1

A while ago some one posted pictures of a home made sand blaster that used baking soda to remove model paint, would it be possible to obtain further details?

Thanks in advance,

Using DS64 Inputs and Crossing Flasher

Sun, 2014-03-09 06:41 — jjacks

I am looking for guidance on how to wire the optional output (shown as Item J on page 20 from Atlas Signal Control Board - link to manual is below) to the DS64 Input to provide the input to activate the flasher circuit in the DS-64.

Floquil thinner?

Sun, 2014-03-09 06:08 — G1000vista

What do you guys use for thinner for floquil paints? Disol, if still available, is expensive and I have to order it. Is there something I could find in a hardware/paint store that would work? Mineral sprits sort of works for brush cleaning, but I need something that mixes well so I can thin the paint a bit for weathering. Thanks , Brian