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Did you 3d print the ladder as well?

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...

Those are great!
I vote 100mm + light

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...

Impressive! It looks dark in that loft though.
Apparently tomorrow would be your ten year anniversary of joining NRM.

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/

I have 6 of the Digital version going spare but they're in Australia.

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 ...

something like a cable car driven by something like a clock movement maybe?

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.

I'm pretty happy with Digitrax. Maybe I don't know what I'm missing?

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...

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.

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...

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...