Month: August 2019

Wiring Just Sucks!

I've been working on the layout off and on for the last few weeks. Haven't taken the time to write a new post because I just feel like I haven't been getting much done. I've been wiring up an new section of track with three turnouts and going back through…
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More Benchwork

Having finally figured out the electronics and methods (for the most part) I want to use throughout the layout, I have started with more benchwork. I have a rough plan or two for the yard area along the north wall, I'll call it the North Yard for now. The lower…
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Turning Engines 2

I am using this slip ring to transmit power to the rotating turntable bridge. I made an adapter from plastic, the brass tube fits inside the axle of the bridge and the other end fits the diameter of the slip ring. I decided to use four of the 6 wires…
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Turning Engines 1

I was thinking of purchasing a Walthers turntable sometime in the future. I will need two turntables for my planned layout. They sell a 110' and 130' ready to run turntable which can be converted to DCC with an additional board. After some research, I am not so sure that…
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Making a Circuit Board

I got my first (of many) semaphore working last week. For my initial test, I used one of my turnout decoders to operate it. I'll need those for turnouts (plus a few!) so I designed a new decoder for the signals. It is a simplified version, based on my turnout…
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