ppuin......that highway looks awesome!!! I love how you went from a wider road to a narrower (don't know if that's a word :) by tapering down the...
That looks awesome hokie!! How old is your son? I am going through the EXACT same thing with my 12 yr old son now. He might be lucky to see a...
Sounds good Jeff. We have not wrapped up the scenery etc. on the layout, but I could definitely see how an elevated plywood layout might act like...
I hate to go in a completely different direction...but...what was the reason for splining your curves in the roadbed? I used 1/2" 5 ply finish...
Thanks for the welcome ppuinn I did try directly from my computer. It's worked in the past. Don't know what I messed up. trying again: Last...
sorry woodone...HO. Usually I have been in the HO section. Didn't even think to start with that. gatrhumpy, the engine ran when on straight DC....
called Kato tested engine in DC on a test piece of track, ran great completely removed the decoder. still shows a short while sitting all on it's...
next level of diagnosis: unsoldered the two brass strips which power the motor. The ones which go through the holes on the decoder. Now BOTH the...
As the title says....we have a Kato SD40-2 into which we installed a Digitrax w/sound decoder and two speakers. After the decoder dying last year...
[ATTACH] I see that it is a little late for us to start...but...can we jump in a few weeks late. Spring/summer/fall months are filled with kids...
Benchwork looks beautiful!!! You even laminated your outside rim to build a curve. Very nice! Most everyone else that I have seen do curves of a...
That kinda miffs me just a bit! Their tech guy seemed like he just did not want to be there. Grumpy and short, that kinda thing. This just shows...
WOW Thank you for all the research for this! Completely not expected! Thank You!!! The decoder is a model SDH164K1B. I looked at the updated...
bugger................... I was honestly hoping for an easier fix at the home level...even if it meant that I did something wrong, since then, I...
Thanks for the input Locomotion, I look and don't see all to much that would short it out. When I put the short detector (9 volt & buzzer)...
We bought a DC Kato a couple of months back. Bought the Digitrax decoder and two speakers. It worked great (although the horn would break up...
In most single family residential basements, one legitimate egress from a basement is legal. I am a contractor who gets basements inspected all...
ok, so it's been a while since we have been able to post any progress pictures. First....I plow snow and live in New England.....nuff said. Truck...
