Diagnosing a problem with Lit Pullman Coaches causing a train to fail to stop in an ABC braking section.
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Two of these lit pullman coaches in the same train was interfering with the ability of a locomotive to stop in the ABC sections at the club layout. In this video I check out the DCC waveform with an oscilloscope as I see if I can reproduce the issue at home.
Do let me know in the comments what you think I should do with these coaches.
Table of Contents:
00:00 - The Problem
00:28 - DCC Waveform -- Data and ABC
00:47 - PCBWay
01:32 - DCC Waveform -- Noise
02:20 - Testing the coaches
04:33 - Disassembly to review lighting circuit
05:46 - Options for how to proceed
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoDKQLMwZ0c
Understanding what coaches do, and how to make trains with them.
Brake coaches: What do they do, and why do you need one? Or ... is it two?
Passenger classes -- Understanding First, Standard, Second and Third. And just what is a "Composite" anyway?
When do you want a restaurant coach, and when do you not, can you use more, and where do they go?
And how do you put all these together to make a believable train?
00:00 - Who is this for?
01:33 - Train Length
02:44 - Rules, and "Rules"
03:47 - Descriptive Words and Coach codes
04:30 - Brake coaches
08:05 - Passenger Classes, and "Composite"
10:00 - Compartment, Corridor and Open coaches
12:13 - Restaurant Coaches
15:49 - Summary
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cTOxWGOvjQ
In this video I wire the four blocks across the lift-out bridge, using ABC and DTC boards produced by my channel sponsor, PCBWay. [https://www.pcbway.com/setinvite.aspx?inviteid=571307]
Afterwards, I test all four tracks with the first powered train.
00:00 -- Current State
00:15 -- Wiring the Southern approach tracks
02:34 -- DTC board revision
03:36 -- Wiring the Northern approach tracks
08:01 -- Wiring the bridge itself
10:18 -- Plugs and sockets
14:12 -- Review
14:53 -- Testing
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHtMUfaPoHo
Dongits Model Railway is 3 today!
Let's take a tour of the layout as it stands today, review what's happened to get to this stage, and where future content can be found.
0:00 -- Tour of the Layout
1:10 -- History
2:28 -- Block Detection, ABC and Electronics
3:30 -- Internet Presence
Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/DongitsModelRailway
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@DongitsModelRailway:b
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/100089622502754/
RMWeb (Layout Thread): https://www.rmweb.co.uk/topic/153322-dongits-model-railway-three-layers-around-the-study
RMWeb (Workbench Blog): https://www.rmweb.co.uk/blogs/blog/2460-bloodnoks-workbench/
Railway Modellers Club: https://community.railwaymodellers.com/groups/DongitsModelRailway
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djvcbsYcKio
In this video I fix some things I dislike about the train detector board, and order a new set using surface mount component assembly from my channel sponsor, PCBWay. [https://www.pcbway.com/setinvite.aspx?inviteid=571307]
00:00 -- Layout Current State
01:11 -- Why update the DTC8?
03:20 -- Surface Mount Components & Assembly
07:02 -- Unboxing
08:37 -- Current Transformers
14:08 -- Testing
15:18 -- Economics
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4pGoQ8FO70
Building baseboard frames to close the gap in the upper levels at Dongits Model Railway.
I'm making some complex shapes to support the upper levels, using a technique christened by the internet as "Cardboard Aided Design". Using cardboard templates allows both a rapid iteration on the design and a level of testing before cutting into potentially expensive materials.
Table of Contents:
00:00 - The Gap
00:31 - Outer Framing
01:30 - Cardboard Template
02:56 - Cardboard to Ply
05:11 - Installing the first ply side
09:39 - Installing the second ply side
10:18 - More templates
11:28 - Testing clearance
11:55 - Cutting out the remaining supports
13:57 - Installing the remaining supports
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrFmVI1ayyM
In this video I diagnose and repair a Bachmann Class 44 Peak which had wheels turning in opposite directions when it arrived.
00:00 - Initial Look at the loco and test on DC
00:28 - Disassembly & Diagnosis
02:33 - Replacing the bogie gear tower
08:09 - Testing the new bogie
08:53 - DCC Fitting & Testing
10:10 - Fitting missing Cab Interiors
11:57 - Test Running
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf12U0S06mI