It’s alive!
Well, I got what I hope was the final (short) bug out of the wiring and so trains can now run around the entire layout. Lots of track cleaning is needed from glue spots and the like. My Class 09…
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Electrical
In the home straight
Work has started on the second last module – Port Dinllaen station (the throat will be the very last). After one hour’s work it looked like this – not too impressive – but lots of opening out and adjusting the…
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Here we go round the ….
Modules 11, 12 and 13 are complete! This leaves just two to go (all be it 2 of the most involved). I started assembling the ones that are complete – all around the walls.
Mind The Gap
The Nantlle module has completed wiring and so now it can be placed into position. Because it is over some shelves, it had to adapted to fit with a single leg on the front. This revealed that the brackets were about…
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Cobalt En Passant
Under Nantlle there is one point motor position where the hidden tracks are too high for a cobalt to fit “normally”. At this point I have used a 90 degree adaptor to allow the motor to be placed horizontally and…
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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.
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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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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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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You turn me right round, baby, right round
Turntable #2 is constructed and trial fitted. Underneath a LocoMech Turntable Motor is in residence