Wiring Complete on the biggest module
The module where the peninsula meets the outside circuit is the most complex I have – and after 3 weeks I have completed wiring it up.
Yearly Archive: 2016
Power Zones
As I wire up, I have been dividing the track into DCC zones. Each zone has a circuit breaker and the basic design is twofold – to isolate areas under human and computer control so that a short circuit in…
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Signalbox – now with added height!
So after building the LCUT large signalbox as the maker intended, I was dissatisfied with the height – it did not look imposing enough. So I ordered some extra parts and added a scale 5′ “lift” to get it so…
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Legs Akimbo!
I thought I should document how the wiring process is done. The most important thing is that it is not done from beneath the layout. The sections of baseboard are inclined to between about 80 and 110 degrees in my Workmate…
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Switching on the swinger
Module 5, the swing bridge has completed wiring. As part of this work, I have installed a cut-out switch so that when the bridge is operated power is cut not only to the swinging part, but also the three feet…
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A Ty Bach for the Ty Mawr
LCUT provided a “large” signalbox – Welsh “Ty Mawr” -> Large House – which I assembled for Port Dinllaen – a >100 lever box but possibly using electo-pneumatic levers, which reduces the length. The assembly took 2 hours while watching the…
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Bridge over the River Lyfni
The basic design for the Pont Llyfni viaduct is in with 27 open arches, six filled arches and three girder bridges. The filled arches are needed to cover the supports that hold up the actual track. A secondary reason is…
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One quarter of the wiring
Module 3 of twelve is now in electrical order. I followed my pattern of two buses – one for the accessories (inc motors) and one for the track. I will eventually have a booster just for accessories. The track will…
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It works for cats…
Automated operation of PDL suffers from a problem once humans enter the picture. How does the computer controlling the storage sidings know what it is being sent and so work out where to put it? Equally for the humans –…
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Boxing Clever
The ideal place for a signal box at Pont Llynfi Junction (PLJ) is between the Bay platform and Platform 3. All the trains to and from Nantlle have to come to these platforms, while goods will only be one track further…
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