| | Re: Idea for a track power pickup for non motored trains... Gustavo Brinck
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| | Photos of the first stage (URL) (21 years ago, 10-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | Re: Idea for a track power pickup for non motored trains... Mark Riley
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| | | | (...) suppose you could do two wheels on each side to minimize flicker... Mark (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Idea for a track power pickup for non motored trains... Gustavo Brinck
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| | | | (...) Yes the LED flickers, a little, and I will do the same with the others wheels, it works and is very cheap. I need to work to improve the electric contact, maybe this weekend Best Regards (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Idea for a track power pickup for non motored trains... Dean Husby
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| | | | (...) With my CN engine I found it necessary to put a capacitor across the leads to smooth out the flicker. It worked quite well. I used the kind of cap that didn't have a pos or neg. it could be used both ways. (URL) This worked pretty good for (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: Idea for a track power pickup for non motored trains... Gustavo Brinck
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| | | | Thanks I'll take your advice. I want to use it with DCC, I have DZ143 for my locos but I havent decided which one I will use for cars. Gustav (21 years ago, 13-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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