Hi mickey thank you for your help i would have taken a year or so for to had done nice to see my layout on this forum many thanks again.mike always looking on the bright side of life:thumb: :D :D :D :cool: :cool:
:D :D :D :D :D :D :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: Track cutters just arrived yesterday laid 1/3 of my layou with flexi track and cutter life is bliss no more bad cuts using side cutters nice clean cuts $20 well spent hoo ray for the track cutters.mike
After getting myself all confused when tracking laying with my short term memory not so good i have color coded and numbered the track on the basis of paintig by numbers it seems to work out pretty well i know its doble handling but better that than no track laid at all also i can x off the...
On behalf of the Roding valley model railway group for the gauge allowing them to post their Exhibition yesterday whitch was a great success over 450 people came all left with a lealet with the gauge www plus all info onthe forums hope you will see some new crew joining the gauge and also 7...
Ok been asleep for a short while woke 2 find alls well with the 2 cables no over heating or any heat that would sojest anything untowards was happing now for the big test i have 2 expensive engines allready run in the proff of the pudding make or break no running both engines at 3 quater...
Cant sleep so going for test with both cables i an using the scart lead to power track 1/2 of my layout and the printer cable to run track 3/4 itarted the test some 20mins before posting the 1st 10min seems aok on all track at half speed on two seperate conrol boxes is find that i can use 16...
Just cut loads of cat 5 and using them as power exts cut in 1m lenths and fishpates on each end gives 2 pairs of cables neat cheap and useful also sticks well to underside of board using double sided tape.mike
JUST FINISHED WIRING 25 PIN SCRAT MALE/FEALE AND I NOW HAVE 24 WIRES GIVEN ME 12 PAIRS OF CABLES I MUST ADMIT IT VERY TIME CONSUMING AND HARD GOING BUT NOT SURE WHITCH ONE IS THE BETTER YET GOING TO TEST RUN LATER TO DAY AFTER SOME SLEEP ONLY OTHER THING WITH THE PRINTER CABLE ITS ALREADY...
Hi i have just tried using a old printer lead for connectin the cut out of tract plan and it works a dream you use the mail and female pushed together and the other to ends give you 26 cable making 13 pairs of track cons or for lighting ect
the when you whant to pull the track flap just un plug...