I agree with Dave. I placed my AC-5 on the programming track and programmed it without issue. I also programmed a PRR T1, which was much more difficult to...
I don't have any BLI locomotives, so I can relate my experience. However, Larry Puckett's article in the May Model Railroading describes how the QSI decoders...
Didn't realize that was out already. How does the AC5 compare with the Rivarossi Cab Forward? RE: Looks rather than performance. Would they look good together?...
Oh boy! Can we all boast about our modified Tortoise machines? Here's one: http://www.nyx.net/~jpurbric/railroads/to2.jpg (Printed circuit board, brass tube,...
Group, For an 8 position edge connector for the tortoise, check out Parkade Hobbies in Kennewick, Washington. (www.parkadehobbies.com). I just ordered and ...
... these ... Thanks for the reply, Andy However, in my case my GN interchanges with my fictional short line which has an engine #3. That was the problem my...
... the ... program ... is an ... Dear Rob. Could you send me the info on this outfit. I probably will only be getting the one BL engine and I hate to have to...
Group, I found a way around the 8/10 pin connector issue and this also does not allow the opportunity of the connector being pulled or bumped loose. I have...
... programmed it without issue. I also programmed a PRR T1, which was much more difficult to program. Both were programmed on NCE programming tracks that do...
Both were programmed on NCE ... I have been trying to find out what is causing this problem with some systems, but haven't had much luck. I have a friend that...
Andy,I haven't really checked into the Rivarossis. I will say that BL did an excellent job. The drivers are 61" (the prototype was 63"), but it is close...
The Rivarossi is a 1968 model that I don't think has ever been upgraded except in price. There will be a noticeable difference placing the units next to each...
Hi I'm going to be in the Milwaukee area on the evening of Wed May 5 and I am wondering if there is someone in the area that would be interested in giving me a...
Maybe change to 03 and move on. Bill Uffelman ... From: "Clyde Williams" <BILLDGOAT@...> To: <ldsig@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 2:59 PM ...
While we're on the topic, how do connect wiring to the Tortoisi? Do you solder directly to the connector, use a nearby terminal strip, and/or use some sort of...
As most everyone knows Canada is known for its abundance of Donut shops. I will have a pretty complete town at Elizabeth Bay. One thing I plan to do is...
Folks, while I run with DCC on several layouts, I don't profess to know a whole lot about how it works. However one of the things that I think I do know is...
Aloha I have programmed 4 BLI engines one for myself a the rest for others. What I have done each time is run them on the track side of a DCS100 then switched...
... I use an 8 terminal .156" header from Molex, Mouser part # 538-26-48-1086, in the manner of the Mike Dodd article in Model Railroader, February 2000. ...
Bram, It's not donuts, but you might also consider including the "Lik-a-Chik" drive-in, from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. I think I have a slide of it, from 1976....
... Bram: For almost 20 years, until the owner succumbed to cancer, there was a bakery in Newport News, Va. called "CRUMS" which produced a very good line of...
Hey Bram, Think of the investment in police cars that you're going to have? Could also create traffic jams, so you'll need all kinds of other vehicles to...
Hi Bram, I seem to remember you are modelling the Little Current area on Manitoulin - correct? If so, why not include a model of the "Anchor Inn" that is...
... this problem with some ... friend that tried to program it ... address. He put it on a prodigy ... doesn't make any since. ... I have just programmed a GG1...
... Donut ... thing I ... 1967, ... Pop ... I have ... "Sugar Lips", "Jammed Inn", "The Hot One", "Eat'em","Donut Palace", "Like'em? Lick'em!" and the one I...