The start of a terminus
First board at PD is being laid out while I wait for the SE Finecast small turntable. The aim is to be able to completely wire up the boards when they are complete from the underneath (invert them with the…
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Monthly Archive: September 2015
Point Preparation – Giving it your awl
The points/switches are Peco code 75 Electrofrog. To prepare them for my used as DCC using stall motor (Cobalt) there are some details to be attended to. First place the point on a flat surface – you will be using…
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I had it by the throat!
Pont Llyfni Junction (PLJ) – Up Side has started. The branch to Nantlle is on the right, while the line to points north (Caernarfon, Bangor, Liverpool and manchester) are left. We are standing adjacent to the island platform with a…
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Why Cobalt Digital IP?
It is a matter of economics and simplicity. Cobalt Digital IP has its decoder built-in and provides switching for the electrofrog points on board. Plus it uses standard DCC power to run. If you compare its price to having to…
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