Gary Please review message 6467, "Twisting in the wind", from Thursday this week. Blair Smith

As a fastening alternative, I sometimes use the velcro strapping available at garden centers for plant ties, stapled to a convenient location under the layout. Makes for a very simple, expandable hang

Glenn Agreed, sort of . Just like some/most model paints, if you store it upside down after opening and closing it the first time, it will last a lot longer. However, for insulating a low voltage lead

See below Blair Per my earlier message, that's more or less typical. Not sure what the Atlas machines will tolerate voltage wise. Are you using a diode matrix to switch more than one at a time? So put

You cannot provide a constant voltage drop for a varying current using a resistor. Best approach would be to put a few (nominally, 3) diodes in series with the positive leg of the supply.. With a volt

The next time you retire a smoke alarm, remove the buzzer and the 9V clip before you throw it out. two small alligator clips and a few inches of wire make a perfectly sufficient buzzer; for most small

Dave There is a wealth of info available on the website related to this group; it includes information on the response to your question. Here's a link to the specific section: http://www.wiringfordcc.

Carl, others Sometimes I don't care how flexible it is, just how thick it gets. Then I look to the copper strip used in creating glass lampshades, etc. - more or less, it's copper tape with adhesive o

Ren� Just in case this detail got missed, I will reiterate what one other poster pointed out. A DC level of 0.28V is only indicative of a problem if you are absolutely sure DC compatibility has been

Max Yes, but your average locomotive engineer has no idea how the signals are wired, nor does he care; nor did he design the bridge he travels over every day. That's someone else's department. In the

Bob clambering up on soapbox/ No internet hoax, entirely plausible. So two steps might have prevented this. Firstly, some (all?) DCC systems allow you to turn off track power without shutting off the

Go to Mouser.com, search for "toggle switch cap", filter on mfr. "NKK", and "in stock", you should get 30-odd hits, most of which are what you are looking for. Blair

Carl, David When trying to maintain flexibility in situations like your points problem, I use 30ga solid wire-wrap wire, stripped with a wire-wrap tool to avoid nicks. It's usually available in 50 or

Allen, David A technique I use for heat-sensitive locations is to not worry about making the joint the first time around. Pre-tin your "spot" on the rail with a quick, light application of heat and so

Greybear Currently, when laying turnouts and yards, I pre-wire turnouts but put general track feeders in later. Certainly, if you put the tape on first but ballast in situ, at least there would be a m

Denny My guess based on the OP is that the gluing resulted from ballasting. Are you suggesting there is no need to glue ballast, as well? I'm sincerely interested in your alternative solutions, if tha

Fred It may or may not help, but telling us where you're at might bring a helpful person or two out of the woodwork. Sometimes a half-hour conversation over a coffee can resolve, or avoid, hours of he

Rich Alternative - throw a full wave bridge in series with the 12VDC output - guarantees polarity to the filter cap regardless of output polarity, and drops the output by 1.4 V at the same time. Blair

Scott The stall current on Tortii is typically 25 ma at 12VDC, plus or minus. Disregarding distribution wire resistance for a moment, a 12V 2A power supply would be capable of powering 80 tortii. Howe

Hi I have an old but unused(tarnished) Walthers #6 Double Slip that I now would like to use. Has anyone got any wiring advice about these items? I note the Double Xover descriptions, and have used the