bantam61668 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 I am building a small German depot layout based around a Faller kit and want to install Sommerfeldt OHLE on the line at the back (see attached photo) with the 2xBr01 on it. I want to have a practice run at installing catenary before having a go on my main Swiss layout. The line is 70 cm long so I plan to use 2x360 mm lengths of wire and have 2 masts (Sommerfeldt 185) and an anchor mast at the end of the line (Sommerfeldt 124). Would it be prototypical to feed the wires straight into the anchor or should I use a tension assembly (Sommfeldt 159) on the anchor mast at the end of the siding? I'm currently just planning what parts I need to order ready to get started. Does what I have planned sound about right, am I missing anything? All help and advice gladly accepted as I've never built any catenary before. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michl080 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 These are a couple of question. German overhead lines have quite long segments between the tension assemblies, I think probably 1000m or so, so if your main line is just a small cut of a main line, it is not very likely that it would show the TA. But then, if it is for practicing, you could do. The crossover is quite complicated and is about three segment long, so you wouldn't see a small portion in your layout. I am sure you are aware the SBB has a completely different OHL system compared to DB. Michael 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bantam61668 Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 22 hours ago, michl080 said: These are a couple of question. German overhead lines have quite long segments between the tension assemblies, I think probably 1000m or so, so if your main line is just a small cut of a main line, it is not very likely that it would show the TA. But then, if it is for practicing, you could do. The crossover is quite complicated and is about three segment long, so you wouldn't see a small portion in your layout. I am sure you are aware the SBB has a completely different OHL system compared to DB. Michael Thank you for the comments, I'm aware the Swiss system is very different, I just wanted to have a practice run and positioning masts and soldering wires before attempting on my much larger more complex SBB layout. I figured if I make a complete mess of it or find its just not for me better to have spent £20-30 on catenary than many hundreds.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bantam61668 Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 Now finished building kits for the layout, maybe a bit more weathering with dry powders to be done then its onto the track and ground cover 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bantam61668 Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) More or less finished the layout now, took about a month, mostly at weekends Edited February 24, 2021 by bantam61668 add picture 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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