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Re: My new layout design.
« Reply #1395 on: March 21, 2022, 09:20:55 AM »
Aloha,
managed to get all switches on the mainline working now.
Only the two double slips and the loco depot to do now.
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« Reply #1396 on: March 25, 2022, 10:10:45 PM »
Good evening all,
Friday evening update.
Thanks to Evert who kindly visited me tonight to help me hang the control panel. :thumb:
So now I have to connect it all to the layout.
Watch this space and stay tuned.
A few photos for everybody's viewing pleasure. :)
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« Reply #1397 on: March 26, 2022, 12:23:28 PM »
Just awesome Jörg. Very professional.  :thumb: :eek:

Well done.

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« Reply #1398 on: March 27, 2022, 07:53:26 AM »
Good morning,
so last night I had some time and managed to get the first two boosters connected to the layout.
Lower staging yards and main station are under power and trains can drive again.  :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
More coming today.
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« Reply #1399 on: March 27, 2022, 06:17:52 PM »
Sunday afternoon update.
All four boosters are connected and I can run trains again.  :happydays:
One or two niggles to sort out and then connect the staging yards as up to now
they where just connected permanently under power.
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« Reply #1400 on: March 28, 2022, 12:22:34 AM »
Enjoyed a few hours of running trains.  :thumb:
Also sorted out the first little niggle.
A tiny blob of solder had fallen across the legs of a Led causing a partial short.  ::)
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Re: My new layout design.
« Reply #1401 on: March 28, 2022, 07:10:26 AM »
Good Morning Jörg,

Very, Very nice  :biggrin: Looks GREAT  :thumb:
Was awesome to see the layout again.

I'll come help you with that stone wall, doing the mortar and show you the way I do it.
This nice thing if it is a flop, then we just repaint it  :biggrin:

Awesome, will that again and enjoy the trains running.

Cheers, Evert  :thumb:
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« Reply #1402 on: March 28, 2022, 03:57:36 PM »
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« Reply #1403 on: April 02, 2022, 09:30:19 PM »
Good evening all,
short update, after a few hours of soldering in awkward positions and pulling
lots of copper wire my upper staging yard is now fully functional.  :thumb: :thumb:
Note all the red Led's that are now on signifying that the track is occupied.

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« Reply #1404 on: April 04, 2022, 02:05:34 PM »
Very nice!  :thumb:
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« Reply #1405 on: April 04, 2022, 05:40:21 PM »
Outstanding Jörg.  :thumb:
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« Reply #1406 on: April 05, 2022, 07:56:02 AM »
Good morning all,
so last night the second staging yard was connected to the control panel.
Now I have to do all the feed back tracks for the signal block system.
Stay tuned.
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« Reply #1407 on: April 06, 2022, 07:20:17 AM »
We are tuned.... :thumb:
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« Reply #1408 on: April 06, 2022, 07:50:07 AM »
Nice Jörg  :biggrin:  :thumb:
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« Reply #1409 on: April 21, 2022, 12:54:23 PM »
Aloha,
short update without photos.
Had lots of plans for the long weekend, but ended up with major frustration.
I snookered myself to say it nicely, I had designed a fault into my signal modules which then
as I connected more of them and to different transformers, caused a voltage spike.
They are supposed to work on about 20 V DC, but I suddenly had over 50 Volts.  :eek: :eek2: :loco: :lamer:
I noticed a crackling sound when I switched the layout off, much like a car cooling down that's been driven very fast.
Then I noticed resistors that where discolored.
I was very lucky that none of the Led's in the signals got damaged, as they are glued in and those particular Led's
are not available here in SA.
I would have had to order all new signals.
Its sorted now and I've spent as much time as possible connecting all the feed back wires and programming the routes.
Now I just need to get a few more reed switches to complete the system.
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