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I'm not an electrician but what is the difference between wattage, volts, and amps? What is the easiest and simplest way to understand this? For example, each quadrant of my house has a 15 amp maximum. If I use a 10 amp power supply for my G scale train will this come close to blowing out a fuse?

I just received my HO scale Kato superliner car today and it is able to run on 15” radius curves (despite a large overhang)!

How do I lower the master volume of my HO scale Bachmann DCC GP40 with the Bachmann E-Z Command Plus? The volume of my locomotive is very loud and it is hurting my ears. I don't want to run it silent, I just want to lower the volume in half.

Here is my interchangeable train layout that I can switch between N scale and HO scale. I can even hang the layout that I don’t feel like playing with on the wall like a picture frame. Each of these layouts have folding front legs and they can be folded down when not in use.

Can the HO scale Kato P42 really run on tight radius curves (15 inches)? Or is this a typo on Kato? I'm referring to this: https://www.katousa.com/onlineshop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=71_74_160&products_id=2190

I recently acquired a 9 inch long passenger coach car made by Life-Like from ebay. What is the scale measurement of this car in HO if it is 9 inches long?

Can electrical sparks from a moving train ignite the WD40 that I sprayed onto the lionel fastrak to prevent it from rusting? Isn't WD40 flammable?

I am connecting 027 straight tubular track to 031 curved tubular track. Can I solder them at the joints and will the solder hold up together or will it break?

I noticed that after running my n scale locomotives for 30 minutes I have to add lubricant to the wheels or else they will have flaky on and off motion. Is this normal?

Will this specific WD-40 prevent rust from building up again on Lionel tubular track? I am asking this because I dipped my used and rusty tubular track in vinegar for 24 hours and the rust was removed. Unfortunately the rust came back when I air dried them.

I am planning on building a 3x6ft oval HO layout for short switching locomotives to run on and where can I find affordable city buildings like the ones on this website? https://www.gatewaynmra.org/2003/gateway-central-4x6-foot-small-ho-scale-model-railroad-layout/

How would I get green felt to stick on top of the wooden table for my lionel tubular train layout? Would a spray adhesive work?

Does anybody know where I can find a list of HO scale locomotives that can run on 15 inch radius curves without derailing? Can a F-unit or a 0-6-0, 2-6-0, 2-6-2, 4-6-0, 4-4-0 loco run on those curves?

I am planning on building an N scale BART train layout, and I found this site that produces paper models of BART trains: https://www.wurlington-bros.com/DC/BartTrain.html Does anybody know where I can get powered wheels that I can place underneath the paper model BART train?

Where do you buy your model trains from? Local hobby shop, Amazon, Trainworld, ebay, train shows, etc?

Is squirting a cat’s face with water from a spray bottle an effective way to tell the cat to get off your train layout? And is this humane?

I’m building an N scale layout and do I really need sound equipped locomotives to enjoy the hobby? Can silent train layouts be enjoyable?

Which is more practical: buying a locomotive with DCC and sound built in, or taking an analog locomotive and adding DCC and sound to it?

Will a Kato locomotive bought directly from Japan work in the USA that has a different voltage current?

Do I need to use the Walthers Bright Boy track cleaner, or can I just use a regular eraser to clean the rails? https://www.walthers.com/bright-boy-abrasive-track-cleaner-standard-grit