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.
Construction
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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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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The gang’s all here
Now the Coaling tower is ready, we can get more of a sense of the visual layout of the sheds. On the left the old shed, then the turntable, the new North View Shed, the ash tower and the coaling tower….
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Making Tracks
Now that the sheds have been built, the tracks can be aligned. To allow the inspection pits to be placed, I had to rout out a quarter of an inch or so. So out came my Fostner bits again. Some minor…
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Ensuring MPD Flow
With PD we expect to have a continuous flow of engines that need to be cared for at the end of a run and made ready for service quickly. A boat arrival/departure will generate at least 5 trains inbound within…
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MPD Old Shed
PD will have three engine sheds The WR shed which holds banking and other engines for the line to Pwhelli The LMR “North Light” Shed that houses the engines after they have been watered, coaled and had the fire dropped turned…
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