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Re: A bit of a problem... - Tyson Rayles - 03-23-2018
Wayne my layout is similar to yours in that it is DC with block control however I didn't use a common rail so it is a lot easier to track down a problem. That said whenever I have had a problem like you are having it has always been a bad toggle switch except one time when it was a bad turnout.
Re: A bit of a problem... - doctorwayne - 03-23-2018
Well, I've decided, for now at least, that the layout will become a diorama. That way, I can stop wasting time on looking for the problem, and concentrate on finishing some of the scenes and structures. If I later decide to tear out the existing layout, I'll have a ready-made stock of structures. I'm actually thinking of Larry's idea of an ISL, perhaps in conjunction with a harbour scene, inspired by Greg's Magoun Pier.
If I decide to relocate, there's no way that the existing layout could come along, but a well-designed ISL, perhaps 3'x24' done in an "L", could be broken down into three or four sections and easily transported. Such a design would, of course, make use of existing structures, for the most part. I'd definitely stay in the same late '30s operating era, though - I've spent too much time and effort on rolling stock and locomotives, appropriate to that time frame, to change.
Wayne
Re: A bit of a problem... - cn nutbar - 03-23-2018
[quote="doctorwayne"]Well, I've decided, for now at least, that the layout will become a diorama.
Sounds like my layout Doc
Re: A bit of a problem... - doctorwayne - 03-23-2018
cn nutbar Wrote:doctorwayne Wrote:Well, I've decided, for now at least, that the layout will become a diorama.
Sounds like my layout Doc
Except that yours could be run if you wished to do so.
Wayne
Re: A bit of a problem... - Brakie - 03-24-2018
SNIP! I'll have a ready-made stock of structures. I'm actually thinking of Larry's idea of an ISL, perhaps in conjunction with a harbour scene, SNIP
Wayne, With that idea you could have two districts the Dock district with warehouses and the industrial district. A tank farm for inbound oil or perhaps export Gern could be modeled as well.
RE: A bit of a problem... - doctorwayne - 08-17-2018
Evidently, I forgot to update this thread, as things are running normally, and have been for some time since my last post here.
The culprit was the 'phone plug on the walk-around throttle: the clip that clicks the plug into the jacks on the fascia was broken-off, with the result that the plug was slipping out partially, although not enough to be visually noticeable, messing up the connections with the results mentioned earlier. I snipped it off and put a new one in its place, and everything is back to normal.
Thanks to all for your suggestions.
Wayne
RE: A bit of a problem... - Tyson Rayles - 08-18-2018
i don't use those so that never occurred to me. Glad you got er' fixed!
RE: A bit of a problem... - doctorwayne - 08-18-2018
Thanks, Mike. I don't usually have a lot of time to run trains, but it's nice to be able to do so when the opportunities arise.
Wayne