Re: Newbie Knucklehead wiring question
Brian,
May seem ironic, but the best place for the wiring information is
www.wiringfordcc.com which is the name of this group!
In a nutshell, your 14ga bus and 18-20ga feeders is good, if HO or
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robert_scheffler
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Newbie Knucklehead wiring question
Have not purchased a DCC system yet and have never wired a model
railroad but have completed my benchwork and ready to start wiring.
Do i wire both rails or just one? Is it clear on the back of
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brian1961go <brian1961go@...>
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Re: Tortoise & Rotary switches
Whoops, I got a little overzealous w/ diodes in FIG 8.
Updated file is now posted.
DonV
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Don Vollrath <dvollrath@...>
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Tortoise & Rotary switches
Don thanks very much for the time & effort you gave to my question.
I feel i can now follow the example you provided & finish wiring to my
Tortoise machines.
Jim
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hotrains2001 <hotrains@...>
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Re: wiring a scissor crossing
I wasn't sure what you are calling a scissor crossing.
To wire a Walthers double crossover, go here:
http://www.wiringfordcc.com/switches_walthers_old.htm#a2
To wire a Peco Electrofrog crossing,
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wirefordcc <wire4dcc_admin@...>
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New file uploaded to WiringForDCC
Hello,
This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the WiringForDCC
group.
File : /SW MACHINE CONTROLS/SLO-MOS.doc
Uploaded
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WiringForDCC@...
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wiring a scissor crossing
I am building a model of Great Shefford, on of the stations on the
Lambourn Valley Railway set in the mid 30's. One of the main features
of this station was the scissor crossing which allowed
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jonathan_buckie <jonathan_buckie@...>
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Re: Tortoise switch machines
Jim, the MR item, July 2002 was only for multiple toggle switches. Not all that good for yard throat control. I don't remember the date of the one I was thinking of but I'll dig out my notes on the
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Vollrath, Don <dvollrath@...>
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Re: Tortoise switch machines
Don Volrath
Thanks for the info certainly makes sense to use more contacts on the one switch checked the price at Digi-Key site. Do you have the date on the article you refer to.
Is it possible to
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Jim McMahon <hotrains@...>
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Re: Tortoise switch machines
I'll look up the MR reference, but if you have an 11 track staging yard why not use a single 11 position rotary switch with diode matrix and pull-up resistors to select 1 of 11 possible routes? This
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Vollrath, Don <dvollrath@...>
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Re: From Command 2000 to DCC
Sorry, I ment Rail Command, not Command 2000. From the same company
that make Easy DCC.
Ivar
wrote:
switching to
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ivaraas <ivar-aas@...>
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Re: From Command 2000 to DCC
If you are talking about the MRC Command 2000, that is DCC so switching to
another DCC system is going to be no different. Other than features of
course.
Todd
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Todd Schacherl <todds@...>
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From Command 2000 to DCC
Hi!
I'm new to the forum. I'm 59 year, and live in Norway, having an US
type Model railroad. I have used Command control since the CTC16 in
the
1980's.
I use Command 2000 now, but have planned to
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ivaraas <ivar-aas@...>
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Tortoise switch machines
I will be useing Bi-polar DC & Radio Shack 2 pole 6 position rotary
switches with diodes on 10 turnouts to 11 track hidden staging yard.
Armadillo & Western Diode Matrix for stall motors shows
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hotrains2001 <hotrains@...>
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Re: question about bus lines and reverse loop.....
<wire4dcc_admin@c...> wrote:
great, and i love this site!
your
also
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trainman2435 <trainman2435@...>
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Re: DCC Distribution comments, please
Agreed. However, I see 12 VDC and 12 VRMS as potentially very different
inputs, depending upon how the booster deals with the input. If a rectifier
bridge and filter cap, even if small, are used,
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Blair
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Re: DCC Distribution comments, please
Even if you branch off your main bus with more 14 AWG, one joint
isn't going to hurt you. My main bus passes through several screw
terminals before the power arrives to the track. Bottom line, if
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wirefordcc <wire4dcc_admin@...>
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Re: DCC Distribution comments, please
Allan
See individual responses below. By the way, thank you both for the effort
put into your website, which I've been following for at least two years now,
and for this new group. Just pulling this
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Blair
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Re: question about bus lines and reverse loop.....
Steve,
Hook your reverse loop to your AD520. Then feed your AD520 from your
main bus or booster.
We have had a few occassions where people have wired their reverse
section controller, such as
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wirefordcc <wire4dcc_admin@...>
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question about bus lines and reverse loop.....
hello everyone, i was reading allans site and i noticed he says (Do
not connect your main bus to your reversing section in any way. Your
reversing section must only be connected to your reverse
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trainman2435 <trainman2435@...>
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