Thanks. I was beginning to think I'd go to my grave (no time soon) never knowing the answer to one of life's fundamental questions.... :)
This is a matter of curiosity only, but am I correct that, on the prototype today, when multiple power units are assigned, they're all controlled...
Proving, once again, there's a prototype for anything.... :)
John, First, thanks for the information. As for what I was aiming for, truthfully, it was for knowledge, not layout. I have an urban switching...
There's an axiom in layout design that the yard lead should be as long as the longest track, but I just found second reference to the fact that's...
Switching is a lot more fun if it has a purpose. I wouldn't worry about most of your equipment being Chessie. If it's modern Chessie (rather...
Chuck, On the helix, if the maximum depth allows for only a 20" radius, you can always reduce the grade by inserting straight sections on the...
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The lamp doesn't do much for me, but maybe if you hid it behind a vase of cut flowers? :) On a more serious note, I'm not sure I understand the...
Thanks. That's the long way to Connecticut... :)
BTW, speaking of shelves..... If you can sneak 10" depth along the walls (behind a couch or on top of whatever else, you can easily get a 22"...
Since curves are measured at the center line of the track, an 18" curve would have the track at the ends of the curve laying half off the layout....
Actually, that would probably as hard (or harder) than showing the active route because not only do we have to check if a new button has been...
Mike: I missed this one.... I agree, but it would have to continuously monitor the positions of all the switches along the route and I'd have...
Route buttons, like the momentary toggles, are latched. The circuit behind the switch makes it operate like a latched switch. The switch itself...
Bingo! :) And as a bonus, the appropriate colored LED (red, green or blue) lights up only when one of the route buttons is pushed. (The plan is...
Thanks. It's those O's that are what's important, whether they're H or not. I'm already addicted to the hobby (and just getting back into it),...
In another venue, also in a discussion about layout electronics, I posted a thread that started out about a switch control circuit design for a...
It seals the wood to prevent warping from moisture.
Cheap is the important part. :) I suspect think lighter is better because it makes what your working on under there easier to see, but there may...
