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Trains running for first time in months

MattB

Entry posted by MattB in Layout Wiring

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Back in May 2019 I packed the layout away expecting it to be up and running again in about 12 months. Here we are over 2 years later and it's finally installed and working. A big pat on the back for me. It's being a crazy year what with house structural problems and other personal matters to deal with

 

Here we are then. This board now in its 17th year and 4th home has been rewired with new merg cbus electronics soon to be installed. I've added a narrow board for the new analog upper level and that's all wired up and working (it's only 2m long) but might add a merg autoshuttle for the time being.

 

I've just started adding the buildings, so much damage and repairs to do. I found a model of motorbike I can't even remember where that was located. So much tidying to do. Spent most of the afternoon tweaking microswitches and working on short circuit repairs

 

Dcc controller is kaput which is a bit annoying but it's only reading 0.004 volt on the output so at the moment I'm running 1 engine (no sections as it's dcc) and my spare type e analog controller is hooked up

 

However it's working and I can run trains on a 2m long board so I'm really happy.

 

Next job is a bit more tidying and repairs and to get cbus modules installed. I'm using command strips attached to thin ply so I can remove the modules easily if I have to.

 

 

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Spoke to gaugemaster (great service thoroughly recommend them) - made the error of having tester set to DC rather than AC. What a numpty. Could be a problem with loco or track in that area but will give it another bash (well not with a hammer) later on and see if I can get this working. I want to get the sentinel and 03 shunter working with some wagons as headshunts are very short at the moment

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Works train in action. All buildings dusted and checked, about half need repairs. Plan to repair one at a time in between doing other jobs ¹Many small details to sort out. Waiting for mini vacuum to arrive so I can continue cleaning. Fixed problem with baseboard frame on left end it had come away and was sagging. Removed ballast to enable relaying of track. Whole nearest end has to alter as loft hatch is in the way so have to start curving about 10 inches from end of board. But initial plan is to go other way at far end as I know more what I want to do with that end. So layout will be a terminus for the time being. 

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