I haven't a clue really when it comes to this lecky business but I'll postulate this (you do and you'll clean it up) little problem, it'll probably make you laff, those of you who read this section, we DC analogue guys seem to be a dying breed.
Over the winter I have activated my modest indoor layout, hangs from the ceiling. Basically two separate loop lines, but a connection is made between the two, although that's a bit of a complex undertaking, involves my climbing up the wee stepladder to switch the points etc, and if I am carrying a heavy B-B diesel in one hand a a glass of the amber nectar in the other, disaster is not far away.
Anyway, there I was running one train with a pair of Stainzes in one loop, in the other whatever came to hand, latterly it's been the United Tracky tram which I think is a lovely vehicle.
Lately though I took in from its resting place in the garage the Aristo GP38-2 loco, which had been running rather sluggishly in the late summer, hah summer? 2012? You gotta be joking. I thought I'd give it a run indoors and maybe give the wheels pickups etc a bit of a clean, see how it goes.
OK, so here we have the two Stainzes on the inner, and the GP38 on the outer. The power source? Ah, now there's a thought, eh? It's my old double-oh Gaugemaster. So switch on, both trains run until "click" a red light goes off, all trains stop. Switch off, have a think, switch on again, both trains go until "click" all trains stop. Now there is I am sure a technical reason for all of this. So I take one of the Stainz off the line, everything OK. It's something to do with power loading, I know, but I though with electricity you joined all the wires toegther and just switched on. The controller has two track outputs but as I have the whole layout wired to just one I would have to go up the ladder again, without the glass this time, and fiddle with the wires. I might do that.
Anyway, it's all good clean fun, GP38 seems to be running not too badly.
Sorry for wasting your time, you don't have to read my drivel, you know
Over the winter I have activated my modest indoor layout, hangs from the ceiling. Basically two separate loop lines, but a connection is made between the two, although that's a bit of a complex undertaking, involves my climbing up the wee stepladder to switch the points etc, and if I am carrying a heavy B-B diesel in one hand a a glass of the amber nectar in the other, disaster is not far away.
Anyway, there I was running one train with a pair of Stainzes in one loop, in the other whatever came to hand, latterly it's been the United Tracky tram which I think is a lovely vehicle.
Lately though I took in from its resting place in the garage the Aristo GP38-2 loco, which had been running rather sluggishly in the late summer, hah summer? 2012? You gotta be joking. I thought I'd give it a run indoors and maybe give the wheels pickups etc a bit of a clean, see how it goes.
OK, so here we have the two Stainzes on the inner, and the GP38 on the outer. The power source? Ah, now there's a thought, eh? It's my old double-oh Gaugemaster. So switch on, both trains run until "click" a red light goes off, all trains stop. Switch off, have a think, switch on again, both trains go until "click" all trains stop. Now there is I am sure a technical reason for all of this. So I take one of the Stainz off the line, everything OK. It's something to do with power loading, I know, but I though with electricity you joined all the wires toegther and just switched on. The controller has two track outputs but as I have the whole layout wired to just one I would have to go up the ladder again, without the glass this time, and fiddle with the wires. I might do that.
Anyway, it's all good clean fun, GP38 seems to be running not too badly.
Sorry for wasting your time, you don't have to read my drivel, you know