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    dead track

    Carey: If you are all wired for DCC, run both. When visitors come they run DCC just like always. If you have a battery powered loco, it can be run at the same time. Our On30 modular group has both DCC and battery locos running at the same time. No problems. If you are running Dead Rail and...
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    dead track

    Being better safe than sorry is a good rule with Li-Pos and other things in life. Years ago there were many Li-Po failures. Sony and Panasonic had factories burn to the ground. Cell phones and laptops caught fire. Mos of the consumer goods fires were attributed to counterfeit batteries that...
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    dead track

    The only system you might be able to use a smart phone with would be the Tam Valley Depot. Reason, it uses existing DCC. The smart phone app needs to run through JMRI. The rest of the systems won't run through JMRI. There is a Tam Valley Yahoo Group. Someone on that group might be able to...
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    dead track

    Seriously? This Einstein charges it fast, then hooks it up to a car battery, then has to hit it with a stick. Lots of things will catch fire or fail if a person does that to them. The other thing is he is using a Li-Po pack from the RC car world. Hopefully none of us are using those type of...
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    soldering station

    I have the Hakko FX888D. I think it is far superior to the new Weller low priced stations. The Hakko is industrial strength. One of the best features is the large variety of tips available for reasonable prices. I have heard that Old Weller stations are of higher quality than the newer ones...
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    dead track

    Cajon has suggested other places where people can learn about Dead Rail. From the posts, people haven't bothered to go there. Yes, you can charge from the track, but be prepared to sit for an hour. A quick swap of the depleted battery for a full one takes 30 seconds or less. Then you are...
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