So where can one buy the kadee spiker? I understood it was off the market years ago. Jay ... -- Jay Beckham http://www.CruisesOnTheSea.com (My Travel Agency) ...
Dear Jay Kadee has sold a few new one for $500 in the last year, EBay is where most spiker end up for sale, all parts are still available Andrew Deak _____ ...
Jay, Just ignore that, Mikes system battery is dead and I didnt get a chance to change it when I was out there 2 weeks ago. Maybe at the end of the month when...
Has anyone here built or thought about a Hybrid system? I want to use the S-MINI'S to monitor track coupancy and trigger signals, but build the CTC board like...
Hey everyone, Using the idea from last week for mounting the RS-232 board inside a PC chassis I got a eurika moment tonight and decided, hey, why dont I do...
There is no reason why this can't be done. The circuits have been published in numerous books on railway signaling. The biggest problem is finding affordable...
Fred: Steven Mallery started with a CTC system (without signaling) where the levers controlled the switches (interlocked) via relays. He then added the C/MRI...
Jeff, et al: There is a huge gottcha lurking with relays. We think of a simple on and off relay, but railroad signal relays are quite different animals. There...
I strongly agree that the cost of using relays is huge. Therefore some are using sound emulation of the relays pulling inside the CTC machine. The CMRI has...
And you could also have just a couple of relays that are driven to give the 'live' noise instead of a recording. -ken cameron Syracuse Model Railroad Club...
All: I am not saying using relays is a good idea... I am VERY glad that I didn't use them here on my layout. I was trying to answer the question that yes,...
Group: Just doing a reality check... How many relays lived with the CTC machine? My impression is that the machine was "read" and the code sent to the local...
... The relays clicked and stuttered in recognizable patterns as field indications came in and as commands got sent back out. If you worked the same machine...
Group, I've done this. Word of CAUTION: The ribbon cable to the RS-232 DB-9 bracket does not always line up pin for pin. Pin 2,3,5 on the mother board is not...
... If you want sounds, I can provide you a WAV file of our relays working (sending the control and receiving back the indication codes) from a US&S 506A ctc...
... Lots of relays live in the machine. Each code line had an office line code unit. For US&S, depending on the model, the office coder could handle 30-40 ...
I have misplaced or lost my VB6 Pro disks to install VB on a newer computer for the railroad. Has anyone used the Learning Edition? Thanks Jay Beckham...
Jay, If I am not mistaken, the Learning Edition may not support serial communications. For sure, if this is true, that edition will not be of use to you. I...
Phil Thanks for the reply. I have an opened copy and can't not locate my VB6 Pro. So I will download the object you suggested and make those small changes to...
I just had a thought. Using the spring from Ball point p[ens with the wires mounted inside the spring, you could glue the spring to the base of the signal and...
Hi Mike! I don't know about using weights but I have heard of something similar being done with refrigerator magnets. Just drill a hole in the magnet for the...
