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N Scale Controllers |
Posted by: GreenDiesel - 01-26-2024, 03:52 PM - Forum: N/Z and Smaller Modeling
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Long story short, I may have been using controllers that have too high a voltage for N scale. I had been using an older Tech II transformer that has an output of 20VDC and this may have burned out the motors of two of my locos.
I have ultra basic Railpower ones but they have an output of 15VDC -- is that still too high? What transformers would you recommend for N scale?
I live in Canada but our products should be similar to the US's.
Thanks in advance.
Rob
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Engines/transmission mount problems with 2011 Mazda3 |
Posted by: GreenDiesel - 01-17-2024, 08:46 AM - Forum: Upper Berth
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I have another car question, as the Big Blue folks have been helpful in the past.
About a week ago, our 2011 Mazda3 started making a very loud & noticeable scraping/rattling creaking noise coming from (I think) the front of the car. It mainly happens when driving slowly at 30 mph or less, especially when going over speedbumps. It's totally fine on the highway driving at 50-60 mph.
I had the car diagnosed at our Mazda dealer yesterday. They said the #3 engine mount is failing as well as the transmission mount. This may or may not be the cause of the issue. But I did some googling, and consulted with a retired mechanic friend, and found out that these failing mounts could very well be the cause. As the mounts fail, various components in and around the engine become loose and rub against each other, thus making noise.
I had another mechanic friend look at it two days ago and he said the suspension was fine. The Mazda dealer also didn't see any obvious suspension problems.
Does this make sense and has anyone else had similar engine/tranny mount problems with their cars?
Thanks in advance.
Rob
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Posted by: jim currie - 01-14-2024, 07:10 PM - Forum: Swap Meet
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anyone have a lot of code 100 brass flex track that they would part with?
Jim
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Wooden machine gun |
Posted by: ezdays - 01-14-2024, 10:15 AM - Forum: All Other Hobbies
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Christmas 2022 my family gave me a wooden steam engine to assemble. It was fun working on it and kept me occupied for quite a while. The progress from that project are in this thread, and here's the results:
This past Christmas, knowing that I like to target shoot, this time they gave me a machine gun to assemble. As I remember, that steam engine had about 300 pieces. I also remember that because of a problem with some loose parts in the drive spring assembly, the engine wouldn't run and I couldn't repair it unless I took the whole thing apart. I find that this gun has just about as many laser-cut parts, but the tolerances are a lot tighter, so parts fit a lot better. That being the case, and if I follow the instructions properly, there is hope that the gun will fire both rubber bands and wooden plugs when I finish the assembly.
I didn't think to take progression photos, so this is one after the fourth step. Just so you know, there are multiple steps in each step which is broken down in sub-assemblies. Step one has 24 separate steps and step 4 has 14. there are 8 main steps, than a few more to actually use it.
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