IronBeltKen
Lazy Daydreamer
Well, I HAD it working...
...for a while at least.
First, I replaced the left rail pickup circuit with a thinner wire. Tested it without the shell - it ran ok, but it growled like a freakin blender. Then I barely got the shell onto it, and that amplified the growl. I also needed to apply a lot of power to get it moving (~12-13 on 24 speed steps). The decoder itself also seemed to be putting out an awful lot of heat. But wait - it gets even better:
I got a chance to see my PSX circuit breaker in action for the first time since I installed it. That's right, now it's totally shorting out!
I've wasted four evenings with this piece of crap! It's headed to the scrapper's torch.
I guess I can't expect all of my installs to succeed...
...for a while at least.
First, I replaced the left rail pickup circuit with a thinner wire. Tested it without the shell - it ran ok, but it growled like a freakin blender. Then I barely got the shell onto it, and that amplified the growl. I also needed to apply a lot of power to get it moving (~12-13 on 24 speed steps). The decoder itself also seemed to be putting out an awful lot of heat. But wait - it gets even better:
I got a chance to see my PSX circuit breaker in action for the first time since I installed it. That's right, now it's totally shorting out!
I've wasted four evenings with this piece of crap! It's headed to the scrapper's torch.
I guess I can't expect all of my installs to succeed...
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