Good Morning! Worked all day yesterday (7-6), then on the way home stopped, had dinner, and took wife to movie.
Friday night had a couple of visitors to the layout. Everything worked great, things WERE running great. THEN... brought out Cab Forward, and had a couple of theres setting on track. Lost power to main line??? Only way to get power was when I had a caboose setting on a siding and if I bridged it over the main. Then came back on. Long story short. TOGGLE SWITCH FAILED !!!! Apparently the switch was underrated (6a 250v), one of the contacts came loose from the switch body. ...No contact !! Didn't like running the train through the caboose, too much current draw going through the caboose to the main! However, if I jumped the wires at the main switch around the two contacts of the toggle everything worked great. So will upgrade to a bigger toggle switch as soon as I get time. Have to work today also.
Interesting day at computer show. Actually was quite busy. In an adjacent building was an auction of foreclosures. Picked up one of the booklets they had. REALLY SAD! Bidding really started low, an was verry quick. I just looked at the pics of the houses, and couldn't help but wonder what the family make-up was of the people that lived there. Really depressing! (One guy told me that they were making $3200 a month payment (interest only) and had used credit card (@25% interest rate), and had a $75,000 balance on his card!!!)
Chief glad to hear you got those upgrades! You will like them.
John, good strategy on the pre-orders!
BTW, BIG thanks to ROY and JOHN for the advice I received on the layout wiring! Worked FIRST time I applied power. THANKS GUYS
Doug (dagrump), Kay is now concerned that you will think poorly of her for my reference to the hair stuff. I told her not to worry, it wan't anything negative, and anyway you had a great sense of humor. May need to show her your posts. Anyway really great to be able to kid around with a great bunch of guys.
Later, Got to get going. Need to go by the office and pick up more stock. Have a GREAT DAY !!