Hi All, I've been "off-list" for a few days so missed the furore re the encoders. I use DT100 throttles and realised the supply of encoders was ending. So I...
Jon: Yes the extra 9 beeps showed up after I replaced the DCS100s' battery. This was during a blitz maintenance session getting ready to have an Operation...
Hello Martin Rosenfeld. I use a butane BBQ lighter to strip the wires. The plastic melts into the strands. I then twist and tin the wires before installation....
For those days when you've freshly trimmed your fingernails and you just can't find your Exacto knife, simply insert the little wire between your front teeth,...
Jim, I always apply soldering flux to unsldered wires. I tin them too and then solder. Though I've burned off insulation before, I've never had a problem...
Doug, Thanks. I thought the melted plastic might have coated the strands of wire and prevented the solder from making a good bond. Jim [Non-text portions of...
not if it's melted completely away. it usually leave a bit of soot that is further removed with the wire is tinned with a bit of rosin core. if you want to...
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Jim said........Doesn't the melted plastic interfere with soldering? Bob says.......Not at all. Most of the plastic melts or turns into a hardened crust which...
Hi everyone: Does anyone know if the PR1 works with Windows XP? I'd like to know before I buy it. Thanks in advance! Roger Kujawa - Morton, IL. President -...
Roger, The answer is no it does not. Here is Digitrax's take on this: http://www.digitrax.com/computer.htm Bob G. ... From: "Kujawa's" <xark@...> To:...
Roger, Simple answer NO!!!! I believe you can "force" it to work but it's "iffy" at best IF it does.. I picked up an old Compaq 486 desktop for $60.00 when we...
Have any of you guys experimented yet with surround-sound controlled by DCC decoders or computer around a layout? I'm thinking of trying to use block ...
2nd request....Help I had a Soundtraxx decoder installed in an Atlas UB23 last December. The decoder was working OK until last week. When the engine is put on ...
Try resetting the track power off and back on with the DT400. Mine do this occasionally and this seems to clear it. Chris Marco Digitrax Rep for Strete Hobbies...
Did you "hot swap" the battery? If not, you would have lost all your OpSw settings. You might want to either check the settings or do an OpSW 39 "reset to ...