RMweb Gold Popular Post Alister_G Posted November 6, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2020 A couple more of my brother's shots: Al. 16 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 6, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2020 One that's been played with: Al. 12 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 6, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2020 Anyone spot the Hand-Of-God? Al. 2 2 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 The natural backgrounds look great and also show the observation that has gone into the model making as the whole thing blends together. It's got that High Peak look of it's either just stopped raining or just about to start raining! Years ago I wanted an old tender as a mobile water tank on a layout and used a detailed tender from a defunct Tri-ang Caledonian single. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 6, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2020 Thanks very much mate, much appreciated. I keep looking on Ebay for anything suitable for the tenders that I can chop up, but without much luck so far. I also did at one stage cut some tender running gear on my Silhouette, but I can't find them now, although I still have the cutting file. As always, too many things to do. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acklam Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Just found this curtesy of the virtual exhibition. What a cracking layout, have read the first few pages with great interest, looking forward to catching up on the rest of the story in the near future. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 7, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 7, 2020 Thank you very much, welcome and I hope you enjoy the rest of the thread. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 8, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2020 A bit of shuntage: Al. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted November 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2020 Just a thought like, but how about taking a 12volt battery controller with you on your next visit to the great outdoors? Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 8, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Just a thought like, but how about taking a 12volt battery controller with you on your next visit to the great outdoors? Mike. I did give that some serious thought! Slightly more complex though - A pure sine-wave 12V inverter running off a second battery, so I can use the Procab for the DCC. I'm still pondering whether I can justify the cost of an inverter for other uses. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Alister_G said: I did give that some serious thought! Slightly more complex though - A pure sine-wave 12V inverter running off a second battery, so I can use the Procab for the DCC. I'm still pondering whether I can justify the cost of an inverter for other uses. Al. I was with you right up to the word complex Electrickery is like witchcraft to me great video Al 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted November 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2020 4 hours ago, Alister_G said: I did give that some serious thought! Slightly more complex though - A pure sine-wave 12V inverter running off a second battery, so I can use the Procab for the DCC. I'm still pondering whether I can justify the cost of an inverter for other uses. Al. Yep.............Er.......Nope. Not a clue. 2 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) I'll second that! Edited November 8, 2020 by MrWolf SNAFU 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted November 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2020 On 06/11/2020 at 19:25, Alister_G said: Anyone spot the Hand-Of-God? Al. Nope. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 8, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) An inverter converts 12V DC from a car battery to 240V AC mains voltage. You often find them in modern caravans and trucks so you can run a standard mains fridge, TV etc, without a mains hook-up. A lot of cheap inverters do this by creating a "square-wave" output where the voltage is delivered as a series of pulses, which whilst OK for some electrical devices, play havoc with computers and other sensitive electronics. Some more expensive inverters however deliver "pure sine-wave" output which is a continuous smooth supply the same as real mains electricity. Al. Edited November 8, 2020 by Alister_G 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted November 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, Alister_G said: An inverter converts 12V DC from a car battery to 240V AC mains voltage. You often find them in modern caravans and trucks so you can run a standard mains fridge, TV etc, without a mains hook-up. A lot of cheap inverters do this by creating a "square-wave" output where the voltage is delivered as a series of pulses, which whilst OK for some electrical devices, play havoc with computers and other sensitive electronics. Some more expensive inverters however deliver "pure sine-wave" output which is a continuous smooth supply the same as real mains electricity. Al. 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 8, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2020 16 minutes ago, NHY 581 said: Al. 2 1 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted November 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Alister_G said: Al. 1 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post chuffinghell Posted November 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2020 5 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 59 minutes ago, Alister_G said: An inverter converts 12V DC from a car battery to 240V AC mains voltage. You often find them in modern caravans and trucks so you can run a standard mains fridge, TV etc, without a mains hook-up. A lot of cheap inverters do this by creating a "square-wave" output where the voltage is delivered as a series of pulses, which whilst OK for some electrical devices, play havoc with computers and other sensitive electronics. Some more expensive inverters however deliver "pure sine-wave" output which is a continuous smooth supply the same as real mains electricity. Al. Ah, makes sense now. It's a modern version of a battery powered device that used to be known as an "exciter" (NOT THAT KIND!!!) In the early days of car radios such a device lived behind the dashboard to generate a high voltage pure wave output to power up the AF and RF circuits in an 8 valve 8 wave Superheterodyne receiver. Whatever the hell that is... 2 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted November 8, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 8, 2020 18 hours ago, Alister_G said: A bit of shuntage: A nice bit of filmage. Adrian 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted November 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2020 4 hours ago, Alister_G said: An inverter converts 12V DC from a car battery to 240V AC mains voltage. You often find them in modern caravans and trucks so you can run a standard mains fridge, TV etc, without a mains hook-up. A lot of cheap inverters do this by creating a "square-wave" output where the voltage is delivered as a series of pulses, which whilst OK for some electrical devices, play havoc with computers and other sensitive electronics. Some more expensive inverters however deliver "pure sine-wave" output which is a continuous smooth supply the same as real mains electricity. Al. I was with you until after An. Mike. 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted November 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2020 Evening Al. Can I just say the article and photos in the virtual show today were simply splendid. Really enjoyed reading the article. Great write up, informative and entertaining. Champion. Rob. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 8, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2020 Thanks Rob, much appreciated. Andy Y and the team did an outstanding job putting it all together, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading some of the other layouts write-ups, and learned quite a few tips from the various videos as well. Al. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted November 9, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 9, 2020 17 hours ago, Alister_G said: An inverter converts 12V DC from a car battery to 240V AC mains voltage. You can't make more out of a bit! That's alchemy! You'll be turning lead into purest green next... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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