RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 7, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7, 2018 if you've not all fallen asleep already, here's a few more shots of the underside of Board 2 all marked up. This one is going to be a bit trickier... Time for another lay down. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 7, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7, 2018 Blimey, a pub with a dedicated Wi-Fi direct link to RMWeb where are you ? If I told you that you'd all be around drinking my beer and moaning about the Bachmann 2018 releases. ;-p Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 9, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2018 This is as far as I got last night with de wirin. Got bored at that point, not even a 1/4 done, 14 out of 60 droppers connected up. Shouldn't be any issues with deadspots. Choc block strip in the centre is ready for the tortoise point motor and the feeds to the two common crossings. Ordered 50m of various other colours of 32/0.2mm wire today. Should be enough for all the other bits and bobs. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 9, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2018 Spot the difference... Just 22 droppers of 60 left to connect up to something. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 9, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2018 The multiple socket for the board to panel interconnect will be sat in the hole just below the long row if chocolate block connectors. All the reds will be connected up together and attached to two pins in the socket, the blacks will have separate pins. The blues go to a point motor switch on the control panel. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 11, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 11, 2018 Wake up, it's here... The latest instalment of Spams does wires. All the black and red main feeds see how complete on board 2. Whoop whoop. Just have the 3 common crossings to do now. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 11, 2018 All tested for shorts as well? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 He’s not worn them since his spotting days... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 11, 2018 I'll set them up.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 11, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 11, 2018 All tested for shorts as well? Too cold for shorts... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted January 11, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 11, 2018 Judging by the outline, has one of your Tortoise been murdered? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 11, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 11, 2018 Judging by the outline, has one of your Tortoise been murdered?Not yet, but it's still early days... Still need to properly fit all the point blades, tiebars and droppers. Keep putting it off. It's the bit that scares me most on the track building - if I don't get it right the layout won't work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 true, but look at it on the bright side. If the layout won't work, you'll have all that spare time on your hands, to sort out the blades... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 11, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 11, 2018 Bottom, didn't include any green wire in my last order. It's green I need to finish the board off too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 I'm not a huge fan of having to get lots of different colours for wire. A good wiring diagram is essential though in my view. Horses for courses, I guess, depending on complexity etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 11, 2018 Green. Frogs are green...apart from the poisonous ones which are orange, red, yellow etc Bottom, didn't include any green wire in my last order. It's green I need to finish the board off too. If only you'd thought of that before... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 11, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 11, 2018 I'm not a huge fan of having to get lots of different colours for wire. A good wiring diagram is essential though in my view. Horses for courses, I guess, depending on complexity etc. Under the boards there will be: Red and black for track feeds Green for the switched crissings Blue for the point motor switches That's it. Just stops me getting carried away and soldering up the wrong wires. I got a few more colours for inside the panel, but that's again just a visual aid to help me check what is what. (and to ensure the DCC feed is clearly distinguished from the DC. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 11, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 11, 2018 If only you'd thought of that before... I writted green on my list but failed to put it on the order. What a Muppet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 11, 2018 Off topic but not.... Many years ago we were shopping in one of those weird shops thats sells a bit of everything, but upmarket rather than tat. No. 1 daughter was in her pushchair, when a hand shot out and picked up a T-Y frog. She refused to put it down, so we went to the till. "£25 please". We gulped, but paid up. Since then Freddy has been everywhere with her, even to Japan a couple of years ago. So not all green frogs are bad things. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted January 11, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 11, 2018 What a Muppet. https://youtu.be/DbCI68eSNsA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 11, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 11, 2018 https://youtu.be/DbCI68eSNsA Very helpful, thanks Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 11, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 11, 2018 8a9f3673-3b4f-4323-a06e-5aaea2e11437._SY441_CR15,0,558,441_.png Oh dear, look what Mark / Stubby started. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cklammer Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 T-Y frog - 25 pounds! That must have been a prince in disguise! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 11, 2018 http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=t-y+frog&dcr=0&rlz=1Y1XIUG_enGB595GB595&prmd=sivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjN2ZjI99DYAhUsAcAKHRdmDicQ_AUICigC&biw=640&bih=335#imgrc=u-YRx2aVWZ6UKM:&spf=1515708844565 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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