To get more voltage, you have to wire them in series. Parallel just gives you more amps at the same voltage. Wire the minus from the second to the plus on the...
... Could you just double the length of the wire, and bend it back along its length forming a long, thin "U" shape? The vertical sides of the U should not...
I am responding to this message with some trepidation. The question you ask indicates a relatively low level of electrical knowledge. I fear that answering...
I am using the nichrome wire from woodland scenics, not their tool, just the wire that they use with their tool. When I used a single strand, it cut the foam...
The Power pack in question is an MRC Tech II 2800 Dual Throttle pack. Would that make a difference if I was going to use both outputs in one circuit, or not? ...
... The reason why I said 1/8" is before I was using a table saw. But I hate the mess with the table saw so I am trying to create a "table saw" set up using...
I usually used a very used fine tooth blade. One that basically was dulled after cutting venire (sp?) plywood and such. I installed it in the normal ...
... Amen. Please take these warnings seriously. These folks are trying to help, and they are not being over-dramatic. The dangers are very real, and no one...
Instead of attempting to boost the power, I was wondering if anyone knows of a wire that is bigger (about 1/16" in diameter) that has a high resistance value...
Posted by: "railvin" Railvin@... railvin Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:44 pm (PST) I am about to purchase a turntable with a bridge of 90 scale feet. Has anyone...
The Marriott Convention Hotel charges $9.95/day for internet access and "free" telephone and long distance. When i turned my computer on it found a free...
For the one that wanted wider slots in your foam than the nichrome wire, how about pulling the wire out a bit off set to get a narrow wedge scrap. If you are...
The concept is to make the hot wire like a table saw not a band/scroll saw. That is I can pass across OVER the hot wire "blade" to create the slot not going...
Ken, to cut foam on a table saw use a plywood blade and put it in backwards. Plywood blades have a very large number of teeth with very little set, so there is...
... A soldering iron... Make a work station so you can adjust the tip up and down... Play around with the temperature of the tip so it just slices/melts thru...
If I'm picturing this correctly, you'll bend the wire into a V shape, and use the point of the V to cut the foam. The V would be inverted. Instead of putting...
... out at a slight angle to get a wider kerf. Yep, No problem. I was puttering around in the shop today so I experimented with cutting slots, The woodlands...
Dear list! Please look at page 78, fig 8-24 in the book 'How to build model railroad benchwork'. I know how to do the L-girder and leg assemblies, but how do...
I've consulted with one of my friends who is an electronics/electrical guru of sots, and he's going to build a power supply for me for the hot wire tool. We...
Having just moved my layout (again) let me comment on the construction techniques that work for me for having a layout you can move. The trucks were unloaded...
Just so you know...it's not the voltage you have to worry about, it's the amps. You could take several thousand volts with no problem, but well under 1 Amp...
... And with a skin resistance of 1Mohm it only takes 7,500,000 volts to get that current across the skin... Current still equals voltage divided by...
... Benny The risers come up verticaly from the side of the girders. A cleat is attached to the side of the top of the riser with cleat partially above the top...
You beat me!<grin> Steve Haas' Sammamish, WA ... From: ldsig@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ldsig@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Steve Moore Sent: Sunday, July 02,...
Steve Moore wrote: "The risers come up vertically from the side of the girders. A cleat is attached to the side of the top of the riser with cleat partially...
