12-18-2012, 11:30 AM
Good news and bad news ....
First the good .
1 . Track and turnouts are down and secure .
2. Wiring done / feeders soldered to buss , didn't use suitcase connectors .
3. I decided against switch machines ...will operate them by hand , may install bell cranks at some point , may not .
4. FOUND MY DIGITRAX manual !!!! I was sure I hadn't thrown it out after thinking about it ....sure enough I had moved it to another area with all my empty decoder packages for some reason .
5. Hooked up the Digitrax according to the instructions ...there were various beeps along the way as per instructions . Readout seemed OK .
Bad news : Trains won't run... light goes on but loco won't move ...back to the drawing board !
I'll have to check the battery voltage in the throttle , maybe too low since battery is about 2 years old . 
The 6 sidings in the upper part of the pic haven't been fastened down yet as they may be adjusted as I place structures .
T
First the good .
1 . Track and turnouts are down and secure .
2. Wiring done / feeders soldered to buss , didn't use suitcase connectors .
3. I decided against switch machines ...will operate them by hand , may install bell cranks at some point , may not .
4. FOUND MY DIGITRAX manual !!!! I was sure I hadn't thrown it out after thinking about it ....sure enough I had moved it to another area with all my empty decoder packages for some reason .
5. Hooked up the Digitrax according to the instructions ...there were various beeps along the way as per instructions . Readout seemed OK .
Bad news : Trains won't run... light goes on but loco won't move ...back to the drawing board !
I'll have to check the battery voltage in the throttle , maybe too low since battery is about 2 years old . The 6 sidings in the upper part of the pic haven't been fastened down yet as they may be adjusted as I place structures .
T
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