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Hi all.
Not much visible progress to report this time, however there has been some progress in the power area.
After using a Bachmann EZ Command rigged up to allow test running, I finally took the plunge and bought myself an NCE Powercab for use on Ropley. Dropper wires were attached along the length of the 'main line' which were attached to a main power bus running the length of the board and the bus was wired into the neat little power panel supplied with the Powercab.
I also acquired a DCC Concepts Cobalt point motor and AD1 decoder to try out after reading the favourable reviews around the net. Unfortunately the first AD1 was faulty, but a replacement worked as advertised and I've been enjoying watching everything function simply by using the Powercab handset.
Heres a short video from the iphone showing the first point wired and working 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEecEHS9HqI
The Cobalt isn't exactly silent but it seems a bit more positive than the Tortoises I've used in the past and the wiring is really quite simple which made the installation a breeze once the working AD1 arrived!
Once yet another shipment of parts arrives from the 2mm Scale Association work on the track in the yard can get underway, including the barry slip at the entrance.
Cheers all,
Tom.
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