attaching feeder wires to bus
How do you connect the feeder wire to the bus? If you solder it, how do you strip the insulation from the bus in the middle of a stretch of wire without cutting the wire? And how do you avoid dripping
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Jerry Goodwin <jerrygoodwin@...>
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Re: Schematic for booster.
You may be thinking of the MiniBooster(c) by MiniDCC(c). Yes, you got to it from my site through my Do-It-Yourself page. The URL for MiniDCC is: http://www.minidcc.com/ Scroll to the bottom of their
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wirefordcc <wire4dcc_admin@...>
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Schematic for booster.
There was a schematic for a real simple booster. It may not have had missing DCC detection, over voltage os some other features, but it was real simple. I may have seen it while browsing this site a
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bobgrosh
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Re: Boosters and tail lights
I'm not sure you can set the trip time on a Lenz system, but lightbulbs work just fine with the Lenz system we have at our club. (Set 90)
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Jan Frelin <jan.frelin@...>
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Re: decoder equipped locomotive will no respond to the emergancy stop key
wrote: do thanks allan i will try it peter
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mhn_416 <mhn_416@...>
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#283
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Re: decoder equipped locomotive will no respond to the emergancy stop key
Peter, Check the manual. I am pretty sure that you have to hold the emergency stop key for about 6 seconds. I never considered this very useful as my train has surely collided with another train or
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wirefordcc <wire4dcc_admin@...>
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Re: Boosters and tail lights
Dear Allan Thanks for the info I will check and see....john
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JOHN <jcebay@...>
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#281
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Re: Boosters and tail lights
I don't know what the trip time is on your Lenz system. Perhaps the manual states it somewhere. Or you could contact them and ask. The trip time needs to be about 1/2 second. My Digitrax Chief gives
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wirefordcc <wire4dcc_admin@...>
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#280
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decoder equipped locomotive will no respond to the emergancy stop key
i have just installed a mrc sound decoder in one of my locomotives all cv's run fine, sound is good however when i try to stop the locomotive using the emergancy stop key it does not respond.using the
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mhn_416 <mhn_416@...>
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#279
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recessed electrical switches
I've seen electrical switches recessed into the facia of layouts. They are recessed by the installation of a PVC fitting. I'm having trouble locating the fitting (i.e. the local plumbing supply
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Glen Frix <gafrix@...>
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Re: recessed electrical switches
You can get various 'dishes' from people who cater for speaker constructors and the like. I don't know about the U.S. but a browse at _www.maplin.co.uk_ (http://www.maplin.co.uk) might turn up
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gwentrail@...
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Re: DCC track wiring.
Worst case - You want to run more than one train at a time and they may overlap at the main tracks of the double crossover. Need 2 A-R units. Wire the whole crossover section to be fixed track
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Vollrath, Don <dvollrath@...>
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DCC track wiring.
Stumped: I have built a DCCsystem and I cannot figure out how to wire a complicated dogbone. My two track mainline enters a double crossover that becomes a loop coming back into the double crossover.
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beaucoupbo <beaucoupbo@...>
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Re: I would like your opinion
Don, Thanks for the reply and the suggestions. I will definately check out the NCE Powercab. Gene
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Gene A. Dobbins Jr. <gdobbins@...>
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Re: I would like your opinion
Gene, You got it. Just remove the wires from the DC power pack and connect them to the DCC system of your choice. Take a good look at the NCE PowerCab. It is much easier to operate than Digitrax.
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Vollrath, Don <dvollrath@...>
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I would like your opinion
Hi, I currently have an 11' X 5' DC layout with one passing type siding which is non insulated with two Atlas remote turnout switches and and no yard so there are no electical blocks. This layout has
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genead1 <gdobbins@...>
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#272
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Installing Decoders in N Scale OMI
Has anyone been successful in installing decoders in N Scale OMI locomotives (SD70 and SD45-2)? They are small!
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[email protected] <craigwolfe@...>
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#271
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Boosters and tail lights
Dear All Having just retired I amm looking to get back into modelling. I have just acquired a Lenz 100 set with a LZV command station. Having read the web page Wiring for DCC I really like the idea of
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jchurc2004 <jcebay@...>
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#270
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Re: Protecting Decoders
Wow! You packed a lot of info in that answer. So, the tests I did before, where I set the O/P to 14Volts DC for a running engine and then stalled the motor and got a .91A current draw @about a 10 volt
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Ken <kenkal@...>
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Re: Wiring Walthers/Shin 3-Way Switch for DCC
Dave, It is difficult to describe how to hook up the 3-way turnout in words. I'm going to make a drawing and add it to my website, but I may not have time to do so until my Christmas break. Here it is
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wirefordcc <wire4dcc_admin@...>
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#268
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