Dead on Don. I'm planning, as soon as the budget allows to order some different domes and paint and letter it for "The Lonesome Pine Special" I first saw a color painting of that locomotive in 1965 and loved it. That it would be 2011 and in S scale was far beyond my imagining then. By the way I'm happy with my Tomalco switches. I'm not the hand laying type but they look as nice to my mind
George Courtney --- In [email protected], "Donald" <donald_macdougall@...> wrote: > > Hi George, > I trust the modified pacific will be hauling the "Lonesome Pine" ? > Don MacDougall > UK. > > --- In [email protected], "gsc3" <gsc3@> wrote: > > > > Thanks, Bob. Probably a couple months away but I've got a USRA Pacific I > > need to put a decoder in so this is helpful. Curious, where did you put > > the speaker? > > > > George Courtney > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@> wrote: > > > > > > For some reason, I've been struggling in replacing a decoder in my USRA > > > Mike. I've always reached the point of everything doing fine until > > > putting the boiler and tender shells into position. That's why I had > > > asked about the capacitor a couple of days ago. I've found the > > > problem! It was with the LED headlight. I had used a 3mm with the > > > leads snipped short and run into the boiler front--I had coated the wire > > > leads with liquid insulation. It had worked in the past, but when I > > > hooked it up Tuesday evening the engine's chuff sound went crazy with > > > the engine just sitting there. Is is sort of like if you turned on the > > > water in the bathroom sink and your outside sprinkler system turns > > > on--in other words it didn't make sense! > > > > > > Anyway I unplugged the headlight wires and things were okay. So I then > > > removed the LED and installed one of those surface mounted > > > super-miniature units as a replacement. I re-installed the boiler last > > > night and things are pretty much solved. I did burn out the forward > > > headlight function, so I've reversed the engines front to back CV and > > > now use the rear light function as the forward light--a few minutes of > > > work but it saves a repair session back to Durango. Tonite I'll add the > > > pilot and trailing trucks and be running trains again--fingers crossed! > > > > > > I've done many successful DCC installations but this one was pretty > > > sneaky. > > > > > > Bob Werre > > > BobWphoto.com > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
