PRR Schuylkill Division HO Layout - Electrical Projects 2

[49MCURLL49]

just a tip, with the cars, use metal wheels and kadee cuplers, or cuplers with springs, not the atlas, or others that us plastic taps, they will break like there is nothing to them

[myowngod2]

Thanks for the tip. I already use all kadee couplers and metal wheelsets. That's what was being shown at the end of the video. My Dad was reaming out the trucks to accept the metal wheels.

[thetrainman407]

YAY EBAY! lol, you need to do another updatte on your prr layout, its looking awesome!

[RyanSamuelBarry]

wow thats pretty cool, so i guess like DCC or DC programming? Is that fairly complicated?

[myowngod2]

I'm not sure what you mean by that.? The program track is used to set the CV's of a decoder in an individual engine, without effecting the rest of the layout. If you did the programming on the main track you could accidentally set all the engines to the same number... not good.

[RyanSamuelBarry]

haha, yeah not good at all..and yes, that is what i was asking. to program a train. As far as me asking if it was complicated, i was asking How did you isolate that from the rest of the track..I apologize, but i am not familiar with elaborate Electrical/mechanical layouts. Is it so, that you can just back a train on it--Program it--Then proceed forward? OR do you have to pick the train up and Set it on that track..?? sorry if that is confusing, awesome work by the way!

[myowngod2]

I used the NCE Auto-Switch to control the programming track. It shuts off the mian and turns on the PT only. The PT is isolated by 2 cuts in the track. I made then with my Dremel tool, and further insulated them with a piece of styrene CA glued in place. Got to my main youtube page, you;ll see a link to my full progress report of the layout. It's about 28 pages so sit back and enjoy.

[kr3wsk8er019]

are you going to get the big boy Up

[myowngod2]

No, I don't plan on that in the near future. I'm a Pennsy fan. Maybe I could get an S-1, S-2 or a Q-2, there the biggest PRR had running.

[kr3wsk8er019]

what engines do you have

[myowngod2]

2 Spectrum K-4's, Spectrum 2-8-0, Spectrum 44tonner, Spectrum 0-6-0 saddletanker, Athearn F-7 A/B, Bachmann GP-30, Broadway Lmt GG-1, 2 Athearn RDC, Stewart VO-1000, Walther's RS-3.

There's other's but I forget right now.

[RichmanJ93]

Nice progress on the layout !

I too use metal wheels. They are a bit noisy, but they keep the track from getting dirty as fast as with plastic wheelsets.

[iusetano]

Good work. Thanks for sharing.

[joshdillon2003]

Hello! Things are looking good! I look forward to your updates.

[jbrunsonjr]

Mant that is a dream setup - keep up the great work!