The capacitors don't go "before the motor". They aren't connected to the motor drive wires. Read the manufacturer's instructions to see where to...
Actually the two of the lines in message 633 above in the SerialCommand.cpp file need to read: digitalWrite(SIGNAL_ENABLE_PIN_D2,HIGH);...
I think the following code added in bold to serialcommand.cpp and DCCpp_Uno.h should work to control the Pololu board D2 line without the jumper...
I haven't received the Pololu shield I ordered yet but the Arduino Mega 2650 showed up today. I was playing around and got the Arduino code...
One thing you might want to consider adding to the board would be a regulator to take the input voltage for the motor driver circuit to a voltage...
You can use block detectors as mentioned above. As an example of what is available see the Team Digital DBD22 or BlocD8; also the NCE BD20....
I get 13.3 volts. I'm using a Lenz LZV100 command station. The output voltage can be adjusted in 0.5 volt steps. Different command stations...
Nice scene. How did you do the water? I have been trying to decide how to do a small river. All the scenes I've seen with "Magic Water" look to...
The jigs work well particularly if you don't have any experience. Rick is right about the tools for filing the points and frogs, they'll save a...
Here is a link that shows wattage based on the size of the resistor. The chart may not be accurate for every brand of resistor but it will give...
Reed switches don't latch. The contacts are only closed while the magnet is present.
The CV67-94 settings are in the locomotive decoder. The function refresh setting is in the command station.
The function refresh option has nothing to do with any of the CV settings in the decoder. It causes the command station to refresh the function...
See page 68 of the NCE system manual for an explanation of the function refresh option.
Get the solder sucker. It's a lot cheaper then replacing the NCE Power Cab. What I find is the easiest way to replace components is to use a...
What type of command station are you using. I remember seeing something about certain systems handling the addresses between 100 and 127...
The Port Welcome brings back some memories. In my younger days I got inebriated on more then one company party on that boat.
Here is a link to a video that Mike Fifer made showing an electromagnet uncoupler. It shows the orientation of the coil relative to the track:...
I think you'll find that the electromagnet needs to be positioned with the axis of the core perpendicular to the track. The north pole under one...
Clockwise turns give you both a north and a south pole as do counter-clockwise turns. Mono-poles are theoretically possible but making one will...
