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Subject:	Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
Newsgroups:	lugnet.org.ca.nalug
Date:	Thu, 27 Sep 2001 16:44:43 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, Jake McKee writes: > In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, James Brown writes: > > Our train layout this last weekend was a great success > > Everything looks terrific!! Great work! > > > "power zones" for the trains had them automatically speeding up on the > > straights, and slowing on corners and through the rail yard; it was a big > > crowd pleaser. > > So I am dying to know how you peformed this feat. Can you share? Easily enough; we can't even claim credit for the idea (though I don't recall who we stole it from): Electrical tape. A bit of electrical tape to break the conductivity between adjoined track sections, and multiple controllers per loop. (I strongly recommend that anyone doing this *label* their controllers, else it becomes confusing... we had 8 controllers at GETS - 4 for track, 4 for other powered gizmos) thanks, James

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		Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
(...) If you're looking for an easy way to label the controllers, just use 2x2 tiles or plates. You can put two on the track power connectors where they connect to the track, one on the end of the 9volt wire, and a couple on the studs of each speed (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)

		Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
(...) We did this at out first MichLTC train show back in Jan.It was Lester Witter's idea:-) (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)

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		Re: NALUG a hit at the Great Edmonton Train Show Sept 22-23, 2001
(...) Everything looks terrific!! Great work! (...) So I am dying to know how you peformed this feat. Can you share? Thanks! Jake --- Jake McKee AFOL LUGNET Member #211 (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)

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