First of all, I continued with the wiring and got all the UP5's upgraded with a bus connection and 12v direct connection,
Here is a pic of the new clips and ties holding wiring together clear of the future helix'
Then I started to look for stuff, which ended up spending most of the day cleaning :(
ouch!!
These keep moving around from place to place. In fact I am slowly working on them, and cant finish some jobs, because I am waiting for parts, or just plain unable to get past a particular job. Nothing is really easy. A sound install can take me a few hours or all day, depending on the model.
Wodonga Station is unusable as it becomes a storage bench. When I need to access it, it all moves. However with Al working on Albury, I dare not put all this stuff back there!
As you come in the door, this place has become a "put it here"
So first thing was to clean the floor again. This was recently done only two weeks ago. However a lot of work has been done.
Ok first bit vacuumed and clean.
The Loco area almost clean.
Coal siding about 75% done
Albury 95% done. Plenty of room for Al tomorrow.
The pile has grown a little.
More on the layout lighting.
I recently ordered 100 m of 600 led (per 5m)
But today this parcel turned up. It is a 30Amp Dimmer amplifier, and the directions tell me nothing!
If anybody has used them, and can explain the connections, I would appreciate it (freight_man@hotmail.com)
These Chinese are pretty good and this goes straight over the top ;)
I guess my 12v is for connection to power (the led strips come with a dimmer and plug pack suitable for 5m of lighting) The output goes to the 5 strips (5 x 5m) That's probably about 30 amps worth ??
But the power packs are 5 x 7.5 amps??
Talking Electronics
point controller system, includes point motor
Talking Electronics from Dingley finally sent me my order. There was a mixup, but they cheerfully fixed the problem, after I returned the incorrect product. Thank you kind Sir! Will certainly deal with you again.
Here is what you get (you supply battery to test)
A nice long run of wire a DPDT push button
a controller circuit to operate the tiny point motor.
The tiny point motor
OK I tested it out on this board. The actuating wire moves up and down in this picture
A bit disappointing as I planned to set it up parallel to track, just like the real ones are mounted.
So I bent the brass wire at the end ( the wrong way as it turned out) and tested it as shown by bending it again, close to the motor
positioned so, it made a solid contact with each rail and works a treat.
I have several places where I cannot mount a motor underneath. So these can go on top. I can turn the motor upside down and shorten the throw arm on the point, making the motor look about right for a real one. I will buy the biggest dummy point machine I can find, and glue it on top to make it look more realistic. Pretty pleased with this :)
Cheers
Rod
