I am just beginning installation of my C/MRI on the new SBLK (25 years after building the C/MRI and 10 years after tear down in Ottawa in 2001) and so I am...
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CinderCrusher
Apr 2, 2011 11:20 am
licharsonj, (you didn't give your name), I drive Tomar three position semaphores on my layout from the C/MRI output cards, and I can assure you that powering...
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CinderCrusher
Apr 2, 2011 11:43 am
licharsonj, Upon re-reading your message I believe I may not have answered your question. Your question was, "do you need the zener diode / resistor circuit...
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Chris Ruhl
cdruhl
Apr 2, 2011 3:45 pm
I thought of the group when I saw this as it's a great article on interlocking operations and some signaling -- an article that I think would have some...
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licharsonj
Apr 2, 2011 9:14 pm
Thanks very much! John Licharson...
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Dave Oppedisano
opleigh
Apr 3, 2011 3:05 pm
Has anyone incorporated switch heater controls on their CTC machine? If so what does the switch configuration look like? Thanks in advance Dave...
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Stephen Bartlett
notsold
Apr 3, 2011 4:06 pm
Dave, I vaguely aremember that the New York Central had ordinary, silver-colored, toggle switches on the CTC machines to turn on the switch heaters. They also...
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Michael Burgett
candoctc
Apr 3, 2011 11:58 pm
Dave, Send me your mailing address off list. I have about ten US&S original S.H. plates I will send you free! Mike Burgett ... From: Dave Oppedisano To:...
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tj
bb4024
Apr 6, 2011 9:22 pm
Hello Group I thought I would introduce myself. My name is Tom Jones (I go by tj) and I reside in Maine. My layout is the "Wyoming & Western" and is a large...
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Chuck Catania
sctowerman
Apr 6, 2011 10:04 pm
Hi tj, Welcome to the group. For starters - What are your expectations for adding signaling to your layout? What method or type of signaling do you want to...
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Nick
cornwall9
Apr 7, 2011 9:14 pm
Welcome tj, Dr. Chubb's CMRI is probably the most flexible hardware available for signaling as well as other applications for a model railroader. Since you...
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Anthony R
jamesb3928
Apr 7, 2011 9:14 pm
TJ, Recommendation from the wise here, Skip panel pro go directly to CATS. It is an add on for JMRI. Far easier to configure and set up your panel with signal...
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tj
bb4024
Apr 7, 2011 9:14 pm
Thanks Chuck. I model UP's route between Cian and Laramie and as such have 3 mainlines. Original #1 & #2 and #3 added in 1953 which ties in to #2 at Dale...
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Tim Trudnowski
ttrudnowski
Apr 8, 2011 1:03 am
Bruce mentions in his manuals about code buttons activating CTC machine sounds. Is there a file available that I can use? Tim [Non-text portions of this...
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Jim Duncan
ku0g99
Apr 8, 2011 1:14 am
The JMRI Panel Pro system has all the appropriate sound files. I don't see any reason why you couldn't use those files for your sounds... Jim Duncan ... From:...
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Bob Wundrock
rwundrock
Apr 8, 2011 12:55 pm
Nick: What exactly do you mean by "QBASIC does not play well with DCC?" I'm currently beginning a DCC conversion on my layout. I've used CMRI and QBasic for...
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Jeff Warner
jeffrywarner
Apr 8, 2011 1:01 pm
Bob: The issue is if you want to control hardware other than C/MRI with the program (like using the DCC to control switches with something like NCE ...
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Doug Geiger
douggeiger80501
Apr 8, 2011 2:24 pm
... Is there a file available that I can use? In the Files section of the CMRI_Users group, check out CTC_Enhanced_44.1Khz_16bit_stereo_1-2.wav and Enhanced...
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tj
bb4024
Apr 8, 2011 6:25 pm
I just uploaded the crude line drawing of the mainlines I want to signal. They are in a word Doc name "W&W mainline signal blocks..." Denver Route is hidden...
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fmrhugger
bclearfield
Apr 8, 2011 9:15 pm
Prototype US&S code buttons are silent....
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Stephen Bartlett
notsold
Apr 8, 2011 9:40 pm
Tom is probably looking for the accompanying relay sounds. However, I remember some GRS levers making a faint, high-pitched squeak when they were turned. And...
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Michael Burgett
candoctc
Apr 9, 2011 12:03 am
I have worked with a ton of US&S code buttons in my professional railroad career, and all of them were less than silent. A very distinct high-pitched squeak...
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fmrhugger
bclearfield
Apr 9, 2011 2:42 am
I sprayed my US&S code buttons with silicone spray....
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Nick
cornwall9
Apr 9, 2011 5:16 pm
Hi Bob, ... My comment was based on the fact that if someone wants to use a DCC accessory decoder for switch control or occupancy detection, very little...
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Jim A.
trainkludge
Apr 9, 2011 6:21 pm
Nick, Bob: I'm not sure why QB wouldn't do what you might want... that is within the limits of available program space. Well within the limits of the command...
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Larry Reynolds
pennsyrrguy
Apr 9, 2011 11:00 pm
Nick: When you say, " Our friends that use all CMRI connections for controlling the switch motors must run control wires from their hard-wired CTC panels to ...
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Tim Trudnowski
ttrudnowski
Apr 10, 2011 12:01 am
Thanks to all in regards to CTC sounds. I was of course refering to the relay sounds. I will try the files section and see if those files that Doug refered to ...
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Jeff Warner
jeffrywarner
Apr 10, 2011 12:04 am
Nick: Not true on running the wires directly from the CTC to control the switches. One does it that way (he had it in place before installing the C/MRI...
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Jeff Warner
jeffrywarner
Apr 10, 2011 12:06 am
Well, since Larry jumped in, he and I use the "pull up resistor" method and drive the tortoise switch machines directly from the SMINI nodes. Steven Mallery is...
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Nick
cornwall9
Apr 10, 2011 1:35 am
Larry, Since this list is about the CMRI hardware, the use of a computer is required. But a computer is not required all of the time when running a layout. ......
