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swissjohn, great scenery! what brand of groundcover are you using?

wanting to take a poll on how you are doing block occupancy. TWIN-T and derivatives Infrared optical optical [non infrared] reed switch i am thinking of applying an automated block control on the N scale layout [10x10 around the room shelf layout] and am wondering how happy people...

for those of you wondering how i got into this... i was looking for an electrical [not electronic] method to power several lamps indicating turnout position for atlas turnouts. one lamp on control panel one lamp [yellow] on up side 3 light signal [main facing side] one lamp [red] on...

ok, i forgot to answer the testing questions... [short buffer] i tried momentary power on pins 1-10, 5-6, 1-5, 6-10 no joy on anything but 1-10

thanks to everyone for their input. i will try to answer everything in this post ;) 1. all electronics was the source. http://www.allelectronics.com/ 2. they are 2.00 each [part # LRLY-126] coil=12vcd 1 amp contacts 1400 ohm coil .35x.55x.2" [WxLxH] DIP package, 10 pins made for a...

i forgot to mention that i have.... at least eighty feet of the ami instant roadbed installed.

i have had 2 turnouts with the sticking throwbar, both are in front of the south facing window. [the ami stuff gets more sticky when warmed by the sunlight]. yep - that is excatly what i did; slid a small piece of electrician's tape [sticky side down] under the bar. i have not had issues...

Thanks for the reponses! 1) yes, it might be easier - but when i ordered these i WAS expecting a complete data sheet :( 2) this is not what you are remembering as a relay. this is a solid state device, and is meant to be installed on a circuit board. these are used in communication...

yeah, i know what you mean about the price! there was a great article on rolling your own in model railroader some years back [i can't even remember which decade, sorry]. someone may be able to remember it. i guessed you were in ho, was that correct? [i do from O to N]

walthers info: http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/223-4104 ho scale btw.... ho/n3 http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/223-4121 no page with this one... 87171 Rio Grande Southern - RGS -- Narrow Gauge "Galloping Goose" Home-Built Rail Cars HO

here is as clear a pic as i can get. pins: 5 6 <---- unknown 4 7 3 8 2 9 1 10 <---coil 4,3,2, are the contacts and feed for one side. 7,8,9 are the contacts for the other. when 4 is hot, 7 is not when 4 is hot, so is 9 when 7 is hot, so is 2 when 7 is...

i am using STURDY-R [1"] foam insulation board and AMI instant roadbed. Works fine. I also have some cork roadbed and have not had any issues with that either. When you mention "foam" it would be helpful to know what kind you are referring to [type and thickness]. Sturdy-R has a very...

quick question: is there a way to throw a latching relay the other way without reversing the polarity on the coil? model is communications instruments, inc. #MQP17L DPDT [12v dc on the coil]. [bloody details follow] I have been unable to find any data sheets on this animal. I have a...