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It is frustrating not to be able to really display the inside but pages like this one help to overcome the frustration. EDIT : well, I mean : the previous page... Frederic Testard Edited by - Frederic Testard on 10/14/2009 6:07:39 PM Country: France | Posts: 16457 Tyson Rayles Moderator Premium Member Posted - 10/14/2009 :  7:48:41 PM     Thanks guys, yeah Frederic I guess you folks here also know there is something inside . Lynn I use 6, 12, 3 or whatever volt bulbs that Radio Shack has in stock and are small enough to fit in whatever I'm lighting. That's why some, like this 6 volt have a resistor wired in line, were the 12 volt bulbs do not. Of course the 3 volt bulbs need a larger resistor than the 6. Guess how I found that out! Anyway I hook them to the side of the transformer that you would use to hook to the track, not the acces. side, that way I can adjust the brightness. Mike Country: USA | Posts: 10170 LandNnut Fireman Posted - 10/14/2009 :  7:52:27 PM       My Grandpa told me that light bulbs last longer on DC voltage too. Jon Country: USA | Posts: 1495 LynnB Fireman Premium Member Posted - 10/14/2009 :  11:49:10 PM     quote: Originally posted by Tyson Rayles Thanks guys, yeah Frederic I guess you folks here also know there is something inside . Lynn I use 6, 12, 3 or whatever volt bulbs that Radio Shack has in stock and are small enough to fit in whatever I'm lighting. That's why some, like this 6 volt have a resistor wired in line, were the 12 volt bulbs do not. Of course the 3 volt bulbs need a larger resistor than the 6. Guess how I found that out! Anyway I hook them to the side of the transformer that you would use to hook to the track, not the acces. side, that way I can adjust the brightness. Thanks Mike, I don't have lite bulbs connected to my transformer but I do have all my ds64's connected to it, I think I have another old transformer kicking around that I can use for the lighting of my building which will need bulbs and resistors like you said wired in. I like the idea of adjusting the lighting with the transformer throttle. Modeling the L&M Rocky Mountain Railroad http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13095 Country: Canada | Posts: 1688 Tyson Rayles Moderator Premium Member Posted - 10/15/2009 :  07:29:55 AM     O.K. Lynn, I'll bite. What is a ds64? Mike Country: USA | Posts: 10170 LynnB Fireman Premium Member Posted - 10/15/2009 :  08:18:30 AM     quote: Originally posted by Tyson Rayles O.K. Lynn, I'll bite. What is a ds64? This is a ds64 http://www.digitrax.com/prd_statdec_ds64.php and this is how my mess looks [URL=http://img253.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn09199wb.jpg][/URL] right now I only use them forcontroling the tortoise switches but there are many many other ways of using them. Modeling the L&M Rocky Mountain Railroad http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13095 Country: Canada | Posts: 1688 Tyson Rayles Moderator Premium Member Posted - 10/15/2009 :  9:04:04 PM     Well that makes things clear as mud Lynn , what are those things, relays? Mike Country: USA | Posts: 10170 LynnB Fireman Premium Member Posted - 10/15/2009 :  11:28:56 PM     quote: Originally posted by Tyson Rayles Well that makes things clear as mud Lynn , what are those things, relays? See if I can cleat the smog abit, each of the ds64 allow the dcc hand control to talk to the turnouts which are thrown via the tortoise switch.Each tortoise\turnout has an assigned address which I bring up on my hand controler and once the address has been called I can open or close the turnout. So each ds64 will control 4 turnouts via tortoise. Yhere are other things that can be operated with the ds64 I'm just not up on them yet. Modeling the L&M Rocky Mountain Railroad http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13095 Country: Canada | Posts: 1688 Tyson Rayles Moderator Premium Member Posted - 10/16/2009 :  09:40:15 AM     So they are a sort of digital relay? Mike Country: USA | Posts: 10170 LynnB Fireman Premium Member Posted - 10/16/2009 :  11:03:46 AM     quote: Originally posted by Tyson Rayles So they are a sort of digital relay? LOL ya I suppose they can be considered a digital relay on another level. Modeling the L&M Rocky Mountain Railroad http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13095 Country: Canada | Posts: 1688 Tyson Rayles Moderator Premium Member Posted - 10/20/2009 :  1:00:22 PM     Well I got a little more done. I carved "planks" into the porch floor as you could see some wood grain in it even with a couple of heavy coats of paint so it wasn't gonna pass for a poured slab. I also added a chimney cap, tar papered the roof and did a little light weathering. I also got the porch supports in. Still need to put a little foundation under it as the wood porch says it ain't sitting on a concrete slab. Also need to add some signage, probably someone going in the door and of course "plant" it on the layout. Mike Country: USA | Posts: 10170 LandNnut Fireman Posted - 10/20/2009 :  1:09:16 PM       Looks like a great place to stop and get a DR. Pepper. Country: USA | Posts: 1495 Rick Administrator Premium Member Posted - 10/20/2009 :  1:40:00 PM     Country: USA | Posts: 17743 Tyson Rayles Moderator Premium Member Posted - 10/21/2009 :  06:20:24 AM     Thanks guys Mike Country: USA | Posts: 10170 Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 of 72 Topic    New Topic |    New Poll |   Reply to Topic |   Printer Friendly Previous Page | Next Page Jump To: Select Forum Railroad Line Administrative Forums       Forum News       Administrative Posts General Forums       The Tour Bus       The Arrival Track       RR-L Member Personal Websites       The Crew Lounge       The Classroom       Interchange Tracks       Rail Events       Reference & Research Model Railroad Forums       The Sn3 Branch       Mike Chambers' Craftsman's Corner       HOn30 and HOn3 Forum       Early Rail Forum       The On30 Line       Railroad Photography Forum       Small Scale Model Railroad Forum       Mid Scale Model Railroad Forum       Large Scale Model Railroad Forum       Logging, Mining, & Narrow minded       Model Railroad Construction       Micro & Mini Layouts       Layout Design / Operation Sig Forum       Startin' from Scratch       DCC, Computers and Electronics for Model Railroads Shop Talk       Vehicle and Non-Rail Transportation Modeling       The Roundhouse       Rolling Stock: the Car Shops       The Diesel Shop Company Store       Railroad-Line Swap Meet       New Product Announcements Fallen Flag Railroad Forums       Erie / Lackawanna Railroad Forum       Raritan River Railroad Forum Railroad Software Forums       Atlas Right Track Software       Railroad Line Software Library Model Railroad Club Forums       The Model Railroad Club Forum Sponsor Forums       Rusty Stumps Scale Models       KingMill Enterprises Railroad Line Weblinks       Badger Creek Lumber Co.       Central Missouri & Southern RR       Raritan River Railroad       Thor's All Gauge Page  -------------------- Home Active Topics Frequently Asked Questions Member Information Search Page Railroad Line Forums © 2000-13 Railroad Line Co.
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