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Auto Reverse Help/Suggestions
Looking for help on where to locate auto reverse units on this track plan. Not sure how to attack this. Uploaded track Plan to a folder named " New Track Plan 26jan25" Thanks for taking a
By robf06 · #14869 ·
Re: "Street Car" reverser for DCC
The system is a complete standalone mini DCC system Tom in Texas
By Tom in Texas · #14868 ·
Re: "Street Car" reverser for DCC
Tom, That's good to hear.? Does it have a booster of some sort built into it drive a locomotive?? Or do you have a booster or DCC system with it? Thanks! Allan
By Allan AE2V · #14867 ·
Re: "Street Car" reverser for DCC
I installed one of the Motorman units for a trolley run on one of my friend¡¯s layouts. The programming is straightforward, and the unit seem to be reliable. Tom Pearson Benbrook, Texas
By Tom in Texas · #14866 ·
Re: "Street Car" reverser for DCC
IMHO I am not familiar with the NCE mini panel. I would keep the shay DC and use a standard auto-reverse unit. Circuit.com makes several auto reverse devices. They use opto sensors so do not rely
By Glenn · #14865 ·
Re: "Street Car" reverser for DCC
Martin Gliddon, My gears are already shot ¡ª apparently from just a few runs/reversals while we were testing the addition of a DCC decoder to determine whether it would work. It does, but the loco
By D B · #14864 ·
Re: "Street Car" reverser for DCC
Allan Gartner, Thanks for the reference. I know better and ought to have gone to your website first for anything DCC! Will be most interested in whether anyone responds to your inquiry about
By D B · #14863 ·
Re: "Street Car" reverser for DCC
Scott Haycock, Thanks for the recommendation. Looks right on point. Bill D N&W Steam Only
By D B · #14862 ·
Re: "Street Car" reverser for DCC
Thanks Steve. Bill D N&W Steam Only
By D B · #14861 ·
Re: "Street Car" reverser for DCC
Hi Bill, If you are going to use the Bachmann Shay, I would recommend that you get the engine to fully stop and pause for a minimum of a couple of seconds before returning it down the track. These
By martin.gliddon@... · #14860 ·
Re: "Street Car" reverser for DCC
All, A request for a DCC reverser comes up every now and then.? For future reference, note that I have this company (Iowa Scaled Engineering) listed in my Manufacturers webpage.
By Allan AE2V · #14859 ·
Re: "Street Car" reverser for DCC
Bill, Take a look at this: https://www.iascaled.com/store/ModelRailroad/Motorman Scott Haycock
By Scott H. Haycock · #14858 ·
Re: "Street Car" reverser for DCC
Bill D. writes: "My layout is NCE DCC. I plan a single track segment, separate from the remainder of the layout, serving a coal mining complex. I plan to run a Bachmann Shay upgraded to DCC on
By Steve Haas · #14857 ·
"Street Car" reverser for DCC
My layout is NCE DCC. I plan a single track segment, separate from the remainder of the layout, serving a coal mining complex. I plan to run a Bachmann Shay upgraded to DCC on the track segment. I
By D B · #14856 ·
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The former employees of All Electronics have formed a new electronic surplus store called Aretronics: https://aretronics.com/ ( https://aretronics.com/ ) I just found out about this new company
By Allan AE2V · #14855 ·
Re: DCC Fitting to Bachmann large scale shay
It seemed to be a general Bachmann problem, very much like certain Heljan British outline O gauge products. Cheers Martin Mohawk Valley Railroad
By martin.gliddon@... · #14854 ·
Re: DCC Fitting to Bachmann large scale shay
Also throw in ho gauge too there just as bad or worse . replaced with nwsl¡¯s gears which did the job.
By Denny Beutler · #14853 ·
Re: DCC Fitting to Bachmann large scale shay
You¡¯re very welcome Bill. Cheers Martin Mohawk Valley Railroad
By martin.gliddon@... · #14852 ·
Re: DCC Fitting to Bachmann large scale shay
Properly maintained and oiled/greased, there is no reason why they shouldn¡¯t last a very long time. Pulling and pushing them along the track kills the nylon gears but even then, the early Spectrum
By martin.gliddon@... · #14851 ·
Re: DCC Fitting to Bachmann large scale shay
Martin, Thanks for the warning. Bill D N&W Steam Only
By D B · #14850 ·