My RR'ing time this week-end was spent mostly running trains, except for an interlude to find out why my new Stapleton throttle was cutting out. Turned out it wasn't the throttle at all, but a hair trigger circuit breaker on the AF transformer that powers it. I changed that out, and now everything is back to normal.
When this throttle didn't arrive on schedule in January, Ken Stapleton took the "bull by the horns," so to speak, and immediately shipped another one. Not only that, he included the fixture for the momentum feature, and I now have momentum, too. That's what I call service! Next project is to take the offending transformer apart and install a 3-amp fuse in place of the circuit breaker. Also did some motive power reassignments by sending RS-1 #30 to Mooar Yard for repairs to find out why it has developed a "lope" in its "git-along". GP-9 #42 went to Terminal District to fill in while #30 is out of service. SW-1 #22 is back on the job, since I readjusted the U-joint coupling between the trucks, and has been providing trouble-free performance. A while back, I added a two-way capacitor and a flywheel, and although this engine has only 4-wheel electrical pick-up, it performs as well as the road power with its 8-wheel pick-up. Still no sign of the Sceni-Geni, so I guess I'm going to have to take a break from running trains and do some scenery work on my own. I notice a new tree crop is about ready on the road sides. Over and out! boB Nicholson __________________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "scale S only" <scalesonly@...> wrote: > > Hi Bill â" > > Good to hear about your success with the turnout. > > My contribution to the FNF thread is that I spent much of my time this week > decaling passenger cars. I have about half of the fleet done now. It sure > is tedious work, but the results make it fun. > > On the coupler discussion â" I was going through my 1941 Car Builders > Cyclopedia looking for lettering info on heavyweight passenger cars when I > came across the information on type E couplers. They do, in fact, have > 11â knuckles, but the head is larger than that. I will continue to use my > Kadee 802/808s also... > > Have fun! > Bill Winans > --------------------------- > I use Kadee 802's and do have a box full of the Walthers couplers and SHS > couplers as well, but I try to stay with Kadee 802's. > > Regarding my FNF; > > Today I tackled a tough section of track to rebuild and it has a RH # 6 > switch built into it. It is in a very remote area and I really should have a > helper when working in there. But amazingly, it went well with only a minor > gauge correction and cleaning up the of the area. The switch had developed > some slope in it, and once that was corrected it went well. > > Bill (FRaley) > ------------------------------------ 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/
