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  1. kslrr

    Monthly Photo Fun October

    Following this thread.
  2. kslrr

    Bachmann Shay No Pulling Power

    How did your Shay turn out. I also have a 3 truck Shay and all side gears are split. I've hardly run it in the 10 years I've had it.
  3. kslrr

    Wiring question

    Unless you know electricity forwards & backwards with your eyes closed, get yourself an up to date DCC wiring book.
  4. kslrr

    Wiring question

    Oh, you are referring to what you are calling the cross over TRACK switches. Ok. That means that the power is not being transfered through common rails of the switches. That could be due to the internal construction of the switches. A quick remedy would be to connect the inner loop in parallel...
  5. kslrr

    Wiring question

    See if I understand. You are using DCC and the power goes thru some switches before going to the layout. Why? As long as all of your track connections are solid, ie. soldered, and there are no insulated connections, because you do not need any, the DCC power pack only needs one connection to...
  6. kslrr

    Tyco truck mounted couplers to chassis mounted coupler pics?

    Here is a 1960's Tyco former Trailer flat car that I have mounted Kadee "scale" couplers to the frame along with Kadee Archbar trucks. I used Testers cement (the liquid type that disolves the styrine) to assemble the draft gear box and to attach to the frame. I then used spacers (small fiber...
  7. kslrr

    Which would have more realism?

    I like having continuous because I like long trains. I like having point-to-point locals and switching so that my railroad has a purpose.




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