for several reasons' 1. there small and manageable 2. they are cheap to build and dont need complex benchwork 3 who is saying you cant connect 2...
i was working on it today, but not running trains, no i will tommorow at thw club (open house/run day)
18 curves may not be ideal, but, beleive it or not, i've ran a SD40-2 ariund one at FULL SPEED and it stayed on
Lets see, i've had similair problems firstly, the SD40 (is it a -2 cos if it is thats worse) is a HUGE loco. the 18' curves are tiny. I have done...
Personally, i use whatever i have, ballast, Atlas bumpers, whatever. i'm going to pile some old sleepers in some of my yard tracks
I use Peco Turnouts, with a brand called GT flextrack (you might not have them in the States), the only complaint is that it doesnt bend real...
ok, so, for DC operation, its just a pair of wires that follow the layout around? (with feeders going up to the track?
ummmmm, this is a noob question, but what is a buss? is it somthing that carries somthing, like a real bus?
whatevers cheapest
ok i'll have a look around and see what comes up for tortise switch machines
ok, thanks
just a couple, its only a swmall layout
yep, tried it with the (electrical, not points lol) switches from atlas they work well
i'll proabaly try several methods and see hats best
ok, everyone, thanks, i'll have some experiments
yes, its the instructions that wernt clear i'm only looking to do a few switches, my Yard is OK. would the sort of controls for Atlas/Lifelike...
no, i dont really understand those instructions what i'm looking for is wiring my distant points, ive seen the peco switches, just am wondering...
ok, passing contact, thats one that "springs" back to the middle (off)? i know where to get them, hopefully.
anyone? please, i need help with this
hi, I am needing to know, what thw best sort of switch to drive Peco Switch machines would be, as i am not paying the $10 for the peco ones i...
