I'm curious if anyone has an opinion about if there is space to add extra weight to the new SD7/9. It looks like maybe a little space on the ends,...
I believe the plug in the SD7/9 silver models is the ESU-only E24, so there is only one decoder on the market that can be plugged in, the ESU...
The product pages for the DigitraX keep alives (they call them Power Xtenders) list the total capacitance value. Jim
Well, there are two types of keep alive caps, typically. There is the kind that sits external to the decoder and keeps both the decoder and motor...
I'll add that the current you want to know is the stall current, so push down on the engine (while it is on) hard enough to stop it from moving....
Dees anyone have experience with body mounting couplers on passenger cars? I was hoping to improve the couplers without having to replace the...
I'm trying to update some of the electronics on my club layout. We have several large yards that use diode matrices along with Tractronics...
You can take that idea even farther if you are serious about protecting your engines. Depending on the type of controller, you can add a physical...
You have to remember to account for inflation. That $35 from 25 years ago is more like $60 now. Even if AC were still around, the throttle...
I have some on the earlier run with Paragon 3 decoders, and they have trouble on my club track. The Paragon 4 version is likely better if there is...
You shouldn't feel like you have to go with Digitrax or NCE, just because they are popular in America. I find Digitrax systems to be flaky,...
Any opinions on these cars/kit? Are they suitable to be done with narrow gauge trucks instead?
For what it is worth, these are listed at Intermountain as "confirmed for production", so maybe you can get a new set before you find a used one.
Solid, reliable GP7 (like my old Atlas DC version) with DCC and sound...CB&Q livery, please. These are coming from Atlas soon.
Heh. And the misunderstanding continues... What I meant by "the regular version" was the non-micro ESU v5, which has the 10 power outputs....
There are only four outputs on the Lokpilot (or Loksound) 5 micro that can run an LED. The forward light, reverse light, AUX1, and AUX2. I think...
If you know of a "special tiny widget" small enough to fit in an N scale engine, I would like to hear about it, please.
I see now the one diode backward idea doesn't work unless the function output goes above the voltage of the blue wire. Having them both on at the...
Here's a question that I have just started pondering. Can I run alternating ditch lights off of one decoder lighting output? I only have one...
The Atlas GP7 photos are relevant to some work I have been doing lately, so i thought I would share. My current club layout (The Midwestern N...
