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    Micro Train Cars.

    Got a photo to show us? Sounds interesting.
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    Expanding!!

    Thats a big pond!:thumb: now you need some industries around it. Like a saw mill?
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    My Layout - Scottland

    That is some cool looking stuff!:thumb: More to come? Really looking like a railroad empire. BTW how the heat there in St George?
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    Cab selector ?

    Stan, I don't know how large your layout is. Dcc is a big jump, I know has I just got into DCC. If you have 10 or more blocks or less DC might be OK. I was a DC fan ( user) for many years. The DCC gives you so much freedom you will not belive it. You can operate trains, not a control panel. Once...
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    What is with the red X

    Thanks Don, I was just wondering if there was somthing on my end that I need to do?
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    What is with the red X

    Well I guess so- but why is it I can see photos on some posts and not the other- seems that they would be all blocked?:confused:
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    What is with the red X

    When I look at some posts there will be a photo- But I can't see it.:curse:There is a red X in a box. I have tried somethings but I still get no photo. This does not happen on all post's with photos, so I am :confused:. Any help out there. BTW using a newer HP computer with Vista Windows...
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    Cab selector ?

    Mumm- DC is not dead yet.sign1 You need to have a DPDT( double pole double through) switch to select cab A or cab B. The switch will have 6 terminals on the back for the wires. You take the power wires from cab A and attach to the terminals at one end of the switch- cab B power wires, goes on...
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    New to forum

    Welcome to The Gauge.:thumb: Hope to see some photos of you progress soon. Mummm- O scale HO scale and now N scale. Your eye sight must be getting better as you go from O to N.sign1
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    How about a scale vehicle thread

    here is some of the the ol new and newer
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    Do i really need DCC

    New to DCC myself. I had used DC for many years. Block system. The darn blocks were never where you needed them.:curse:Once you use DCC, and can run two trains in differant directions, and stop and go where every you want with each one.:thumb: You will never go back to DC.
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    Customer Service Or Lack Of

    Well,announce1 I need to let you all know that the mfg did call back.:thumb: Got a phone call early this AM. It was very early.sign1 Tech was able to help.:p So problem solved. Well I think it is, need to do some program work to make some things better.:confused: I am happy to tell you that...
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    CAUTION: PM's from a new "member"

    I just someone had lost there way in the system? Did not how to post. Glad to know that I did not do a bad thing.
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    Customer Service Or Lack Of

    I just got into DCC. So a lots of things are new to me. I bought a decoder frome a dealer. It works, but there are some issues that I needed some help with. Dealer was unable to help me, but said to call the mfg. Well I did some research and found that the mfg did have a support site. So I E...
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    CAUTION: PM's from a new "member"

    I was wondering :confused: what this was about? I hope that I did not do something wrong. I did a reply- told him that he should post on the site and not do PMs. Said welcome to The Gauge.
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    SCR Throttles

    Leon1, Let me see if i can put my hands on that copy, Like I said I have my MR books boxed up for a move. They are still in the house, so I will take a look- let you know.
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    Nce Help

    I don't think that NCE has a computer interface yet.:cry: I just got into DCC myself. Have a Power Cab too. :thumb: I recall the dealer who sold me the unit said that NCE was coming out with a couputer interface, but I don't think that it is out there yet. Could be wrong but that is what I...
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    SCR Throttles

    Wow! that is very old tech. Any reason you are looking for the information? :confused: I built one a long time ago, Peter Thorne design, from a book, Electronic Projects for Model Railroaders . About 1982 - I never did get it to work??:curse: I do have MR books back to 1976, any Idea what month...
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    First photo post

    lets try a second one. see if I learned anything.sign1
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    First photo post

    Don, Well it was no piece of cake for me. Still fighting the photo program.wall1 So I can resize my photos larger? I resized the first one at 620x280. Is that too small? I will figure this thing out some how, So bear ( as in growl) with me while I learn.sign1