I will add one more suggestion that I have used very successfully over the years. The process I use is to first determine where you want to add a feed wire to...
Sean, If I understand what you have you will have to treat a portion of one of your tracks as a reverse section. you will need to gap at the entrance to this...
Michael, You need to have the power to the Tortoise switch machine on all the time, Don't worry about using too much power as they only use about 5 milli amps...
If you are direct home wired and the current flow is in the same direction on both tracks, you don't have to do anything. Chris Marco Digitrax Rep for Strete...
Thanks for the reply. I didn't think I needed another throttle. Since I don't need another throttle, what would be the problem then? Or, are the cables bad...
One other thing, you must throw all four points at the same time. Chris Marco Digitrax Rep for Strete Hobbies Columbus, Ohio [Non-text portions of this message...
... Dave, Thanks for the reply. I have a 10VAC, 4 amp power supply connected to the AC input on the LS150. I have successfully programmed the switch address...
I have 2 of the PSRev units but haven't tried interfacing them with a DS54. I can't find a JP6 on the board or in Tony's online documentation. From what I...
Michael, There are several different types of actuators that move the points of a turnout. If my memory serves me correctly there are four general types. 1)...
Hi David, (Sheesh, was ready to send and the program bombed out and wiped everything!) The Bachmann happened long ago. As I recall, my loco was sitting still ...
John, Some of the DigiTrax command stations,not sure which, had to have a throttle connected in order to get all the lights on the cable tester to come on....
Michael, If you don't have the power on all the time to your Tortoise it can relax to where the points are not tight to the stock rail resulting in ...
Rex I just tried mine plugged into zephyr three leds lit turn on track power four leds lit. So you have to have track power on to get all leds to light up....
on 6/1/04 1:28 PM, dave dankert at ddave65@... wrote: "If you don't have the power on all the time to your Tortoise it can relax to where the points...
The 1, 3 and 6 LEDs light and stay on and with track power off #6 is dim, with power on, it's bright. I'm doing everything right as far as I know from all of...
All of my locos equipped with DH121 decoders refuse to be programmed. I have even put a new DH121 out of the bag to the existing wiring harness - result...
everyone...before anyone starts panicking... this is a hoax by someone who will be shortly banned.... ignore it. I already sent a email to the list moderators...
John, It appears that the 3 or 4 pins are not shorted somewhere. It might be in your Zephyr hardware or a problem with its firmware or it might be you have a...
I guess when I get a chance, I'll get a factory made cable to see what happens. I should have purchased one last night, but spent my spare money on all the...
Manfred, something tells me you didn't really send this email to me. Mike Gleaton Charleston Digital Trains Charleston, SC Authorized Digitrax Dealer ...
If you're referring to wiring to the rails, just use standard rail joiners to adjacent powered track. Power routing through the points and frogs is handled...
Bob, I know you wrote this comment in jest. However, perhaps the physical size of the motor does determine, to some degree, its susceptibility to damage by...
Robert F. Barnes
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... sitting on track with DCC power applied< To my knowledge there has never been a documented case of a larger motor burning up (or any damage). Your is...
Thank you for your help. Yes, I was referring to the wiring, but I was concerned about the metal frogs. I was not able to purchase the DCC friendly version of...
My thought is that assuming the inductive reactance is close between scale motors, the larger the physical size, the better able to dissapate heat. (My 2 cents...
You could be correct I have had two failures both resulted in a partially melted shell. In both cases the loco's had been running for less than 10 minutes and...
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