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Now to start hooking up the bus, feed-by-feed, to figure out where the short is. :-( dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 8855 Carrie Creek Fireman Premium Member Posted - 05/27/2020 :  1:44:26 PM     Dave, you might want to double check the track gaps. If you used some pc ties check that the copper cladding has the proper gaps. Phil Z POR (press on regardless) Country: USA | Posts: 1581 Orionvp17 Fireman Premium Member Posted - 05/27/2020 :  2:14:28 PM     Dave, Also have a very close look at every turnout to ensure that an eighth-inch long or shorter piece of solder is not crossing a gap. Do this before you cut any wires! Don't ask! Pete in Michigan Country: USA | Posts: 7534 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 05/27/2020 :  3:00:37 PM     Progress... First turnout had the frog feed mis-wired. Of course, that shorted everything out. I'm slowly moving down to where the rest of the turnouts are. Step by step, inch by inch.... update: Done!! One mis-wired frog can mess up your entire track bus. And several of them were wired backwards. At least now I have the debugging pattern down. But I need to build a 1' tall stool to sit on, so I don't have to stretch to work on the underneath wiring. dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Edited by - deemery on 05/27/2020 4:30:42 PM Country: USA | Posts: 8855 tloc Fireman Premium Member Posted - 05/27/2020 :  4:35:17 PM     Dave glad you found it. TomO Country: USA | Posts: 4326 Michael Hohn Fireman Posted - 05/27/2020 :  6:52:40 PM       Glad you found it relatively quickly. I think doing the wiring on my layout is one area where my impatience serves me well. As soon as i get a frog wired I have to fire up the power to check it out. Everything looks neat and organized under your layout. Mike Country: USA | Posts: 7257 Orionvp17 Fireman Premium Member Posted - 05/27/2020 :  7:00:04 PM     Glad to hear this, Dave! Congratulations! Pete in Michigan Country: USA | Posts: 7534 jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 05/27/2020 :  9:12:11 PM       Search for 'mechanics rolling seat'; most are a little higher than 12", but they can carry tools with you under the layout. Country: USA | Posts: 6817 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 05/28/2020 :  09:13:36 AM     If it's too tall, I'll bump my head on the benchwork. That's the probelm with my current 18" homemade stool. dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 8855 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 05/30/2020 :  6:55:48 PM     It's alive! http://www.earlyrail.org/hon30-firstrun.m4v The test loco is a nice heavy Kato N scale F unit. Not sure how well my small & lighter HOn30 locos will do, there are definitely rough spots and hesitations. But at least it moves! dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 8855 TRAINS1941 Engineer Premium Member Posted - 05/30/2020 :  7:17:56 PM     Not bad for the first run!! Jerry "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." A. Lincoln Country: USA | Posts: 13235 jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 05/30/2020 :  8:13:24 PM       Yay progress! Careful application of needlenose pliers and a 4" knife file will often do wonders for bumps in the RoW. Country: USA | Posts: 6817 railman28 Fireman Posted - 05/30/2020 :  9:39:11 PM     all right Dave! Congratulations. It's looking good. It's only make-believe Country: USA | Posts: 5731 Orionvp17 Fireman Premium Member Posted - 05/30/2020 :  10:49:49 PM     Congratulations, Dave! It runs! Pete in Michigan Country: USA | Posts: 7534 Michael Hohn Fireman Posted - 05/30/2020 :  11:35:14 PM       Alright!! It’s N-ergized!! Edited by - Michael Hohn on 05/31/2020 09:01:06 AM Country: USA | Posts: 7257 Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 of 53 Topic    New Topic |    New Poll |   Reply to Topic |  Previous Page | Next Page Jump To: Select Forum Railroad Line Administrative Forums       Forum News       Administrative Posts General Forums       WorkShops, Garage, Machines and Tools       The Tour Bus       The Arrival Track       RR-L Member Personal Websites       The Crew Lounge       The Classroom       Interchange Tracks       Rail Events       Reference & Research Model Railroad Forums       The Sn3 Branch       Mike Chambers' Craftsman's Corner       HOn30 and HOn3 Forum       Early Rail Forum       Dead Rail Forum       The On30 Line       Railroad Photography Forum       Small Scale Model Railroad Forum       Mid Scale Model Railroad Forum       Large Scale Model Railroad Forum       Logging, Mining, & Narrow minded       Model Railroad Construction       Micro & Mini Layouts       Layout Design / Operation Sig Forum       Startin' from Scratch       DCC, Computers and Electronics for Model Railroads Shop Talk       Vehicle and Non-Rail Transportation Modeling       The Steam Shop       The Roundhouse       Rolling Stock: the Car Shops       The Diesel Shop Company Store       Railroad-Line Swap Meet       New Product Announcements Fallen Flag Railroad Forums       Erie / Lackawanna Railroad Forum       Raritan River Railroad Forum Railroad Software Forums       Atlas Right Track Software       Railroad Line Software Library Model Railroad Club Forums       The Model Railroad Club Forum Sponsor Forums       Rusty Stumps Scale Models       KingMill Enterprises Railroad Line Weblinks       Badger Creek Lumber Co.       Central Missouri & Southern RR       Raritan River Railroad       Thor's All Gauge Page  -------------------- Home Active Topics Frequently Asked Questions Member Information Search Page Railroad Line Forums © 2000-2020 Railroad Line Co.
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