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I had the same issue w/ resistors!!! There are a few resistor calculators on the internet i used this one to convert from colors to resistance readings: Resistor Color Code Converter and this one to calculate what the resistace i need for a particular circuit: The Best Current Limiting...

There are 2 threads in specific that I've learned the most about this from. I'm actually at the phase of my layout now that i'm wiring my control board :). This one: http://forum.zealot.com/t150429/ and this one: http://forum.zealot.com/t115968/ The essence is you need a relay in the...

:eek:jawdrop wowowowowow Gives me some inspiration. I've been slacking off on my building :). These pictures are awesome!!!

Here is part 2 of the movie. The big machine that is lifting up the ties has a driver!!! He motors around on the top of tall those ties. I wish i had a better video camera this is one of the coolest machines i think i've ever seen!! YouTube - Train Tie Changing machine Part2

My stalking of this giant machine has paid off :). I've found it again, and this time i got to talk w/ one of the track side workers. I've taken a video of the machinery in action. It's not of the actual process of tie replacement. I plan to get that tomorrow but here is some video of us at the...

I started December 2006, I went to the NMRA show in Philly last year and got hooked

That is very impressive!!! Man ... that is awesome!

My friend at work is a gun and knife buff and suggested that stuff. He says it takes off whatever gunk you have on your metal and leaves a nice shine. Will the remaining film conduct electricity well?

I used steel for my kid's 4x8, there is a gauger here that suggested lemon juice salt and vinegar in boiling or very warm water will help w/ the cleaning process. I've cleaned quite a bit of ebay'ed steel w/ just elbow grease hehee.

I went w/ Digitrax when I was choosing :). The folks on the board here helped me decide. I just recently took the plunge and bought a Locobuffer USB to connect my Digitrax to the computer, and boy what a rush. I didn't think I would be that excited about programming my decoders from my computer...

:eek: wow! can you got a top down shot of that? I'm looking for inspiration for my yard :mrgreen:.

Great!! Glad to hear!!:thumb:

So i bit the bullet and bought a DH165LO .. couldn't get the sound bug i don't think it's shipping yet but once i can get one i'll order one of those too. I'll post a review once it arrives. I ordered a sound bug too, i have a locobuffer usb i wonder if i can program sounds into it using jmri?

I had a feeling polarity wasn't as important in dcc but i wanted to be sure. I'm shifting the wiring from dc to dcc and i really should have made better notes :) when i first wired it up hahah. Thanks for the help, i'll post progress in my 4x8 layout thread.

I've got a figure 8 w/ a siding branching off it and i'm wondering how to wire the siding? I would think i would want the siding to be the same polarity as the track it diverges from, but what if i have a train in the reverse loop and on a siding at the same time? How would i deal w/ that...

I've been doing research about this issue since I've been selling on ebay, and am wondering exactly what can be done, technically the local police should at the very least investigate becuase it involves fraud, but my research shows that most people give up or are discouraged from following...

That is an awesome picture!!

Has anyone tried one of these yet? I'm tempted to get one to see what they are like.

This is awesome!! :eek: especially the joiner and rails!

I put a dcc decoder in mine and i soldered up the wires as you mention here. I think i've run it w/o dcc 1 time and i use 18" turns too.