Trains are running again after the visit by Digitrax expert Brian Post. It was, as I suspected, a matter of some recent wiring by yours truly being done incorrectly, and it took Brian about 10 minutes to see the errors of my ways. As most modelers will attest, when trains are running - even just a short distance - it's much easier to get motivated to work on the layout. That's especially true this week in St. Louis when the thermometer has hit 100-plus degrees every day (heat index in the 112 range)! Now it's to the task of dropping leads every six feet to assure even distribution of power. Rather than soldering to the buss wire, I am using 3M "suitcase connectors" (photo above). They can be a pain to work with, but are quicker than soldering every connection. Anyway, we move forward.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Trains Running; Dropping Leads
Trains are running again after the visit by Digitrax expert Brian Post. It was, as I suspected, a matter of some recent wiring by yours truly being done incorrectly, and it took Brian about 10 minutes to see the errors of my ways. As most modelers will attest, when trains are running - even just a short distance - it's much easier to get motivated to work on the layout. That's especially true this week in St. Louis when the thermometer has hit 100-plus degrees every day (heat index in the 112 range)! Now it's to the task of dropping leads every six feet to assure even distribution of power. Rather than soldering to the buss wire, I am using 3M "suitcase connectors" (photo above). They can be a pain to work with, but are quicker than soldering every connection. Anyway, we move forward.
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