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    Thoughts on proto 1000 and 2000 locomotives? Good, bad or just ok!

    I have two problems with Proto 1000/2000 locomotives: 1) Horrible Plastic, and 2) Paint Jobs with Ridiculous Colors. The plastic issues go further than just cracked gears. The handrails on the SW7/12 series are well known for their irreparable waviness - after just a couple of years...
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    Walther Track?

    I have about $1K invested in the Code 83 Walthers track and turnouts. The turnouts are what sold me - no hinges on the points. I can't tell you much more, though, because I've just started on benchwork. It looks better than Atlas Code 83 flex and seems to handle well. I thought the turnouts...
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    Electrical question - What is the difference between: wattage, volts, and amps?

    Yes. The "assumed you are talking about an AC circuit" statement and your vector triangle freely admit you are talking about an agreed upon convention for terminology in the AC power industry, but that is not the only place "VA" is used. It's also an accepted convention in physics...
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    Electrical question - What is the difference between: wattage, volts, and amps?

    Of course there is! V = Volts and A = Amperes. In a DC circuit, VA = Power, they are one and the same in a DC circuit. What is not present is Reactance, which is what causes AC to behave differently than DC, depending on the frequency of AC. That's why very often, Watts do NOT equal VA in an...
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    Tam Valley Depot Frog Juicer Problems

    Have you tried flipping the two phases of the DCC wire with each other? There's an A and B phase and if they are reversed compared to the Juicer outputs, it might do what you're experiencing. Similarly, if you have the Juicer outputs swapped, it may cause the same thing. Try one or the other...
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    Electrical question - What is the difference between: wattage, volts, and amps?

    NCRC5315 is correct - although, he should've typed "VA," not "VAR." VAR is Reactive Volt-Amps and I'm not going into that, because much of this has already exceeded the reasonable answers for the OP's original question. BTW - "AC power is always a peak value." That is not correct. RMS values...
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    M.B.Klein sold

    Relating "MBKlein" to "Corporate America" is a bit of a stretch. Hobby Shops have almost always been family businesses. Families try to pass on to their children, but that sometimes doesn't work. MB Klein's patriarch died a couple of years ago, the family kept it going until they found a buyer...




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