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    Decoder into Proto 1000

    I would like to know how hard it would be to install a Digitrax decoder into a HO Proto 1000 C-Liner or Erie Built. I have wired one into an Athern once that seemed to go well. Will I have to mess with resisters and new lights? A link or whatever info you can lend would be helpfull. Thanks
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    Metal in ballast

    I contacted Arizona Rock and Mineral and they were quick to respond. They basically said don't worry about it. They have run trains over that track ballast that was not even glued down without problems. Been selling that stuff for17 years. They did not deny that the ballast has metal particles...
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    Metal in ballast

    Here is a pic of the completed yard. Tell me I don't have to rip it up.
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    Metal in ballast

    It's worst than I thought. After testing the ballast I found that more than 90% of the ballast sticks to the magnet. The ballast is #1222 Yard Mix from Arizona Rock & Mineral. After the first glueing I rubbed well and vacumed then ran the magnet around and still picked up a few granulars. No...
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    Metal in ballast

    I purchased some ballast from Arizona Rock & Mineral and was half way done with ballasting the yard when I discovered that it contains a large amount of metal. More than 50% in fact. I was shocked. This is a product designed for model railroad use. I have been carefull about demagnetizing and...
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