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    Model Rect Corp Railpower 1370 Design Flaw

    There may be a design flaw in current production of Model Rectifier Corporation Railpower 1370 power packs. I'm trying to get to the bottom of this issue and not having much luck. I have 2 MRC Railpower 1370 power packs purchased 2 years ago. Both have full wave 120 pps output, same...
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    Oops!

    Gee, i thot it was LBPs for Little Bitty Peepuls maybe its Little Pitty Beepuls?? Whatever, it means those little figurines that add human life and activities to your layout. Bless 'em!
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    Peco Electrofrog turnouts - HO vs N contact

    Last fall we had a discussion on single track mainline with return loops at each end and how to keep it simple. Here is an interesting link to a similar plan with fixed (not moving) point turnouts (!!!) and diode switching to handle the loop polarity. The only thing the operator must do is...
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    hot wire foam cutters

    Have not tried this, but a couple alternatives that don't leave much mess either - a standard kitchen electric carving knife if you have one already will carve and cut curves etc, and a wide bladed snap-off-blade wallpaper trimming knife cuts nice straight cuts if you use a straightedge guide...
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    Decoder in an MDC Roundhouse 2-8-0

    Do you have a VOM (volt -ohm-milliampmeter)? This tool is a neccessity for troubleshooting this kind of problem, the very cheapest is all you need - about $15. This can measure voltage to the motor, current draw and resistance to sniff out a short by disconnecting wires until the short...
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    Brain Teaser / Diversion

    Canadian National
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    Something I have always wanted to kitbash but am afraid I will screw up.

    Go for it - if you don't think you have the skills now, you will certainly have them when you are finished. The best way to learn!
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    PLease welcome

    Alright Val! Congrats! This forum really brings back memories.
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    Ottawa (ON) Union Station

    Delete the whole brainfade post and start over! Nice pictures, thanks. Had been to the 'new' station years ago, no wonder the pictures did not quite match the memory. Are those scale model locomotives in the display cases still in the 'new' location?
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    More Faces

    Contest idea! Name all the faces in correct order... (just joshing..) This really is a great picture and must have taken a lot of work. Thanks Mikey.
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    Is there still a call for a DCC forum

    It's really amazing how DCC miniaturization has progressed. But live zteam? A while back i did stumble across a website that related how someone (in the UK, i believe) many years back actually created a working live steam locomotive in 1:400 scale. A master machinist! If i can ever find it...
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    Is there still a call for a DCC forum

    Yes. Recently got into Z scale DCC and b4 jumping in feetfirst cut my teeth on what i could find in forums. The info was invaluable to a DCC newbie. Having a DCC forum on The-Gauge will be an asset. Thanx.
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    What the kit said...

    Not after you does your magic. A beaut!
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    A Visit to a Hump fright yard.

    Great pictures! Brings back memories of CN Symington Yard (Transcona, Manitoba) where if you were lucky you could see hump operations in progress while approaching a Trans-Canada Highway interchange. Almost ditched more than once while watching the trains instead of the road. But this...
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    Where Do I start?

    There is a gent in New Zealand doing HOn30 and HOn20 - http://www.datamasta.co.nz using the Micro Trains F7 Z scale loco mechanism for his HOn20 locos. Actually Z scale at 6.5mm gauge is 22.26 inches in HO scale, but the eye is easily fooled at these tiny dimensions. 18" HO is really...
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    Where Do I start?

    A MRC 1300 or 1370 power pack works nicely. You want to keep the voltage down to 8 volts max with any power pack (even at this the locos race far faster than prototypical so as long as you keep the speed realistic no problem). Z scale flex and sectional-fixed-radius track is available from...
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    Where Do I start?

    There are 2 ways to wire/operate a model railroad. Block wiring uses the technique of electrically breaking the tracks into many individual and isolated sections (blocks), each of which can be independently powered through electrical switches and multiple power packs. This allows running of...
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    Where Do I start?

    Think carefully b4 getting into Zee scale. It is highly addictive. Once you start you will be forever hooked into being a ZedHed. Z scale is experiencing a rapid growth in popularity and available materials. The big manufacturers are Micro-Trains, Marklin (the Z originators), and American...
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    Brain Teaser / Diversion

    Fired Fireman too
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    Glen and I have a very important announcement

    Thanks! Thanks to all the great folks on The-Gauge for your good wishes for Judy and I about to get 'hitched'. (We're already 'coupled'). Judy is one fine lady, tells me my fiddle squawks sound like music and taught me the artistic side of railroad modelling when i used to be happy with a...
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