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- Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:05 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: How Tall (yard lighting)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 362
Re: How Tall (yard lighting)
Did you 3d print the ladder as well?
- Wed Dec 04, 2019 8:57 pm
- Forum: Electronics
- Topic: Fading motor...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1107
Re: Fading motor...
Gaugemaster are very well known for having AC spikes in the DC output which cause the old magnets to demagnetise. The controllers that work the best with old motors were the old H&M controllers such as the Clipper or Duette. In fact the Clipper, along with many analogue train controllers, has n...
- Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:35 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: How Tall (yard lighting)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 362
Re: How Tall (yard lighting)
Those are great!
I vote 100mm + light
I vote 100mm + light
- Sun Nov 24, 2019 9:09 pm
- Forum: Electronics
- Topic: Cobalt Point Motors
- Replies: 9
- Views: 302
Re: Cobalt Point Motors
I think adding a decoder to either of the analog versions would make it equivalent to a Cobalt IP digital. You could maybe save a little money by controlling two analog motors with one decoder at crossovers. Both analog types use polarity reversal to switch, so you'd need a DPDT switch to control on...
- Sat Nov 23, 2019 8:57 pm
- Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
- Topic: my layout
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2602
Re: my layout
Impressive! It looks dark in that loft though.
Apparently tomorrow would be your ten year anniversary of joining NRM.
Apparently tomorrow would be your ten year anniversary of joining NRM.
- Sat Nov 23, 2019 8:28 pm
- Forum: Electronics
- Topic: Cobalt Point Motors
- Replies: 9
- Views: 302
Re: Cobalt Point Motors
I see DCC concepts are selling an Omega classic+decoder bundle for the same price as the Cobalt IP Digital.
https://www.dccconcepts.com/product-cat ... p-digital/
https://www.dccconcepts.com/product-cat ... p-digital/
- Sat Nov 23, 2019 8:17 pm
- Forum: Items Wanted
- Topic: COBALT ANALOG POINT MOTORS
- Replies: 2
- Views: 47
Re: COBALT ANALOG POINT MOTORS
I have 6 of the Digital version going spare but they're in Australia.
- Fri Nov 22, 2019 8:45 pm
- Forum: Track/Layout Design
- Topic: Best Track for Semi-permanent OO DCC layout
- Replies: 3
- Views: 176
Re: Best Track for Semi-permanent OO DCC layout
My advice is to avoid anything that has to be frequently dismantled, any type of Settrack will work initially, but frequent assembly and dismantling will slacken off the rail joiners Kato Unitrack is specifically designed to be used in this way. The joiners in particular are large pieces of spring ...
- Fri Nov 22, 2019 3:32 am
- Forum: Scratch and Kit building
- Topic: Automated hot air balloon
- Replies: 5
- Views: 430
Re: Automated hot air balloon
something like a cable car driven by something like a clock movement maybe?
- Sun Nov 17, 2019 8:33 pm
- Forum: DCC Forum
- Topic: A new system
- Replies: 6
- Views: 302
Re: A new system
That looks interesting, E2E, but but I hope they can sustain it. . I bought my Digitrax Zephyr back in 2001. In tandem with an old PC running JMRI it does everything I need. If I need an additional throttle I can just use a phone but, since it's just me and a relatively small layout, I rarely ever do.
- Fri Nov 15, 2019 8:11 pm
- Forum: DCC Forum
- Topic: A new system
- Replies: 6
- Views: 302
Re: A new system
I'm pretty happy with Digitrax. Maybe I don't know what I'm missing? 

- Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:22 am
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: Anyrail 6 users help please
- Replies: 7
- Views: 342
Re: Anyrail 6 users help please
Because I intend to go back to using Linux in the next few months (because Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 7), I might find myself without a track design program. Lots to unpack there. 1. Windows 10 craps all over Windows 7 in many ways. 2. XtrkCAD runs on Linux, no problem. Hmm.. actually n...
- Thu Nov 14, 2019 3:32 am
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: Anyrail 6 users help please
- Replies: 7
- Views: 342
Re: Anyrail 6 users help please
I paid because I believe they deserve encouragement. Besides, £45 is nothing compared to what I've thrown at my layout.
Anyrail looks very nice but I still prefer XtrkCad.
Anyrail looks very nice but I still prefer XtrkCad.
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:50 pm
- Forum: Electronics
- Topic: Led Lighting problem
- Replies: 11
- Views: 437
Re: Led Lighting problem
You should test the faulty LED on a separate power supply on your workbench. The LED may well be faulty or may have some internal protection that is cutting in and out. Impossible to say without knowing the make. I think it is highly unusual for the LEDs to be used at 3mA. I would not expect a LED t...
- Tue Nov 12, 2019 9:56 pm
- Forum: Electronics
- Topic: Led Lighting problem
- Replies: 11
- Views: 437
Re: Led Lighting problem
LEDs normally only fail if they are subjected to reverse polarity or over rated voltage applied without a series resistance in circuit. They can also fail if you get a job lot of 1000 LEDs off the internet that are actually rejects from the manufacturer that they are looking to dump into an unsuspe...