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    Turntable

    I haven't been active on the forum for a while, but had a question on a different subject so it reminded me I should update/closeout my thread on the turntable project. It has worked out pretty well and I am still happy with the Walthers 130' turntable. Most everything is in now and running so I...
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    MTH and NCE

    I checked it out - good info. Thanks mentor63
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    MTH and NCE

    I think you may be right. I originally bought three of these SD70ACe's, but had so much trouble with the first that I have already sold one of them unopened. I understood they required higher voltage than most DCC decoder locos, but I was hoping to consist the remaining two. I am pretty heavy...
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    MTH and NCE

    I just bought an MTH SD70ACe with DCC and sound. Problem is that it seems to be unreliable on my NCE system - sometimes unresponsive, reverts to address 3 rather than the long address when power is shutdown, engine sounds go silent, etc. Any ideas?
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    Railfan:North Platte/Bailey Yard, NE

    I don't see anything in their literature about who funded the Tower, but I would guess it is mostly UP since North Platte is a town of only 24,000 people. A lot of the volunteers who work there are former UP folks. The one I spoke with had run the West Bound Hump Yard for about 25 years before...
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    Railfan: North Platte/Cody Park, NE

    I just returned from a trip to North Platte, NE, to see the new Golden Spike Tower and Bailey Yard, but I also spent some time at the nearby Cody Park in North Platte. It is a nice park for family get-togethers (barbeque, grass, baseball, trees, etc.), but for railfans the attraction is the UP...
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    Railfan:North Platte/Bailey Yard, NE

    I just returned from a trip to North Platte, NE, to see the UP Bailey Yard and the new Golden Spike Tower that opened on 26 Jun. It was a great opportunity to see one of the premier railfan spots and the new Tower gives you a great view of the entire yard (yes, there is an elevator). I will...
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    Walthers #7 curved turnout problem

    Well, I rechecked the rail guage all along the turnout and it appeared to be good, so I decided to try adding some random shims under the foam roadbed in several different places, one at a time. Low and behold, when I put a shim under the outside rail at about the pivot point for the moveable...
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    Walthers #7 curved turnout problem

    Well, I rechecked the track and found that the width was a bit wide where the flextrack joins the turnout and the ties were removed at that point for soldering. So I used a nail to move the rail in to the proper wideth and it seemed to work. Everything worked fine for about 30 minutes of...
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    Walthers #7 curved turnout problem

    Logicman, That sounds like a good idea to look into too. I have thought more about your previous suggestion that there might be some distortion. Due to the location, it will be tough to sight down the track, but it seems to me I did end up having to shim under the ties of one of these...
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    Walthers #7 curved turnout problem

    Thanks for both of your inputs. They give me some more things to consider. I had checked the coupler trip pins and they are in tolerance (above the railhead), and the plywood surface has been in place for over a year. I checked the bottom of each of the locos and found nothing, and since I...
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    Walthers #7 curved turnout problem

    This type of thing may have been discussed before, but I can not find it on the Search so I thought I would see I anyone has any thoughts. I have several code 83 Walthers #7 curved turnouts on the layout I am working on. They seem to be prone to derailments, but I have generally been able to...
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    Motor noise with walking beam oil pump

    That sounds like something worth trying! If I can get the assemble off the layout (I probably used GOO to secure it to the surface), I'll give it a try. Thanks, Gary
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    Motor noise with walking beam oil pump

    That is kind of what I suspected. Thanks, Gary
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    Engine service section?....

    Chesticus, I have just done a transition era engine service area. You might want to check thread "turntable". From my experience on this project, it looks to me as if the 2.5' width is your biggest problem. I doubt if that will permit a wye and, as RonP mentioned, the TT takes up a lot of...
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    Motor noise with walking beam oil pump

    Thanks for the inputs so far. Steamhead, I double checked: Walthers 933-3170, walking beam/"horse head" oil pump is what they call it. I think the noise is largely in the electric motor gearing, 933-1050, or the way the gears interface between the motor and surface mounted oil pump...
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    Motor noise with walking beam oil pump

    I have a Walthers walking beam horse head oil pump on my layout. It works fine, but it is noisy (a gear noise). I had the same issue with the one on my N scale layout. I contacted Walthers, but they indicated that no one has ever mentioned this issue before. I find the noise very bothersome and...
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    Turntable

    Looks like a great start, Gary! That makes sense that the distance is the same if the angle of the stall tracks is the same. It just leaves more room between the stalls and the TT if the TT is a smaller diameter. I always wanted to include a TT and am glad I did, but they do consume a fair...
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    Turntable

    Trainiac, Sounds like the worst is behind you now. A big circle of a roundhouse would be really impressing! In the end I had to go from 6 to 5 stalls for space considerations. I'll look forward to seeing your pictures too. Did you have any problems with the securing studs that extend...
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    Turntable

    Trainiac, Glad to hear it worked out for you. Now you are over that hurdle and on your way. I remember being very concerned about getting that TT/roundhouse positioning done properly. I'll look forward to your photos. I'll add a few of mine and of the area around the TT. Gary
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