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    Starting my layout!

    prodigy2k7,,, this is kinda out of my ballpark if you know what I mean ,, but if I was you I would go ahead and buy one switch machine and see what you can come up with,,,,,, and if it doesnt work you can throw it at the puter for me giveing you bad advise,,,, but I bet you can come up with a...
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    DS-54 combined with atlas momentary switches,,

    YmeBP,,,, Im sure it can be done with a toggle switch to shut off the power going to the momentary switchers but not sure about just leaving them powered up,,,, tried to call digitrax and the tech support was busy all day,,,, ,,,, If they get back to me I will post it here ...
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    DS-54 combined with atlas momentary switches,,

    I was wanting to hook up several digitrax DS-54s and leave my atlas momentary switches in place,,, is this possible,,,,,,without seeing lots of smoke,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, thanks,,, ,,,, ,,, st
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    Intoduction and First layout

    hey amrap1,,, I think it looks great,,,,, you are so far ahead of me I dont feel too qualified to offer any advice but I sure dont see anything wrong with it,,,,, I say keep up the good work and I dont think you can download to many pictures,,keep them coming,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,, st
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    DT400R idle

    Ok,,, for anyone wanting to know I called digitrax,,, they said the problem was most likely a weak battery,,,,,, not sure why i never thought to check it but guess I can blame that on my age,,,, anyway, I'm going to stick a new one in and see how it goes from there,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, st
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    Snap Switches

    racer,,,, also the same as I'm using,,, mine are only set up temperary to make sure everything works right so when i do it the final time the wires wont show, but here is a pic,,,, I mounted them in a position kind of realitive to the switch if that makes sense,,, and then wired them all to...
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    Pictures from my layout....

    lots of little detail,,,, I like it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,st
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    DT400R idle

    thanks NYNH&H,,,,, I pretty well have that all figured out,,,,but just a little bit ago I was using it and about three min. after not using it it said idle and I had to plug it back in,, im thinking it is starting to sound like a loose battery connection,,,,,,,,, other than that i love it...
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    Rail Joiners for my Flex Track?

    you might try peco,,, I found some code 83 joiners at the okla.city train show made by peco,,,,,, they are called peco streamine ho scale rail joiners,,, part no. SL-8310,,, 24 to a pack and I paid $2.77 for them,,,,, they look really good,,,, just as long as code 100, but lots smaller in...
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    uncoupling problem

    also might make sure the little spring is still in the coupler that keeps it closed,,,, ,, st
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    DT400R idle

    good ideal on plugging it in to save battery power NYNH&H,,, most of the time mine also goes into r-ps mode,,, last night i took the battery out and when I put it in this morning it said idle,,,,,I guess what I dont understand is I cant find the word IDLE anywhere in the book,,,,,,, guess that...
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    DT400R idle

    thanks for the info dick,,,,,,,,,, that is kinda what i thought,,, i tried turning the throttle knobs and most of the buttons,,,,,,,, I might give digitrax a call today and see if there is a secret to it,,,,, again, thanks for the info,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,, st
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    DT400R idle

    got a stupid question,,,, I just upgraded to a DT400R throttle,,,,, if I have a train running in a loop and dont touch it for a while it goes into idle mode,,at least it says idle on it,,, I have to plug it into the loconet to get it to work again,,,, is this normal,, I couldnt find anything in...
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    Intoduction and First layout

    looks like lots of progress being made,,,,,, cant wait till I get to the point of it actually look like I'm getting something done,,,,,,, keep the pics coming,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, st
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    another layout progress thread

    thought I would post another pic of the layout,,, it will probably change a little before i go to laying cork but I think this is pretty close to what I want,,,,I am still going to have a turnout on the far side with a siding going on up a mountian to a small coal mine,,,,,,,, I would have liked...
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    foam

    I kinda have to agree,,,,, My mom just had siding put on her house and they covered it with the same blue foam I'm using before attaching the siding,,,,,, figure it cant be all that bad,,,, I hope anyway,,,,, I guess the old saying,, "knock on wood",, Is now "knock on foam",,,,,, ,,,,, ...
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    Intoduction and First layout

    Amrap1,,,, I"m no expert and this is a shot in the dark, but I had the same problem your having with some of the cars derailing a lot,,,, it turned out the trucks were tightened up too much and would not allow for any flex,,, I just loosened the little screw a little bit to loosen them up and...
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    paint for foam

    Thanks Jim,, thats what I was wanting to hear,,,,,off to wal-mart i guess,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,, st
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    paint for foam

    I am wanting to give my blue foam a light coat of brown or some earth tone paint before I start on any scenery or track laying ,,, I am wondering if I need a special paint,, I dont want it to start flaking off after a while or when I glue the scenery and other things down I dont want the paint...
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    another layout progress thread

    one more just for the heck of it,,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,,, ,,,, st