HO scale to On30 logging Loco Conversion

[SA Dave]

Nice will you be posting some video some time also so we can share the light and sound? :geek

 

[lupanzer]

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Luiz

 

[Swordsman]

Thanks for your interest .....

I just found out I have a You-Tube account so I'll see about making a video ..... this 1st one wouldn't have lights on the loco yet ..... Just the sound ......

Sure takes a long time to upload ..... I'm doing my Rail trip right now ......

 

[moon puppy]

Generally upload speeds are not nearly as good as download. Hats off to you doing all that wiring, looks complicated.

 

[Swordsman]

Thanks MP ...... complicated wiring ani't all .... last night I was checking my job and I had wired the right hand rail pick-up to the motor instead of the decoder ..... She just won't work that way ..... I'll see about making a video of the loco after I program it for the right whistles and such .... to wit .... This chip has a thing called "Fireman Fred" He will shovel coal & since this is a wood burner ..... I'll have to mute that feature ......

I hope ya'll enjoy my riding the rails of North Texas Video .....

Cheers ..... Gerry

 

[Swordsman]

Yep I'm a Big Geek at least bigger than that train ...... but it has more power than me as I couldn't .......... hold it back it has more tractive effort than Me ....... The Sound chip worked ........... a little engine runs a bit than stops runs - stops ........ no sound ...... Soundtraxx Tech support is closed until Monday so I'm stuck waiting on the clock ...... as I can't do anymore until then ...... Maybe I could finish painting the innards oft he loco & the roof ....... I'm very disappointed ......

 

[moon puppy]

You'll get it sorted out, doesn't sound like it would be that big an issue, maybe a bad solder joint or something. But please do paint it up and let's see that!

 

[Sherman 18]

You'll get it.

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[SA Dave]

Hahahahahahaha That video just proves what I have said all along we are not all only geeks but Big KIDS refusing to grow up Love it Gerry :drinks

 

[Swordsman]

You'll get it sorted out, doesn't sound like it would be that big an issue, maybe a bad solder joint or something. But please do paint it up and let's see that!

Well I've been real busy ..... with all the stuff going on ...... so I just talked to Soundtraxx and guess what ??? TST(Train Sound Tech) .... :laugh: ... said it's a problem with the wheel pick-ups .... I may have to circumvent the place where I soldered the decoder pick-up to the back-side of the wheel as this goes though several places, that could cause a power interruption .... before it gets to the decoder ...... Kewl huh .... Next time I'm just gonna ask you where the trouble lies ..... Heres a photo of the chip very tiny Micro electronics & very sensitive to power troubles ....

 

[Swordsman]

You'll get it.

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Thanks Sherman .... I've been busy .... with sawing (Ripping a two 4X8 plywood) into 4" X 8' with a circle saw ...... some wood for the train table one of my customers wants me to build for His new railroad ...... Good thing I'm a Carpenter ...... The Zen's Helped I'll work on the troubles (See MP quote) & continue with the painting .....

 

[Swordsman]

Hahahahahahaha That video just proves what I have said all along we are not all only geeks but Big KIDS refusing to grow up Love it Gerry :drinks

Thanks Dave ..... Yes but now that I can retire ..... I don't want to as I want to be a voice crying in the wilderness ..... That you Kids need to get off them phones .... and get back to building stuff like I did when I was but a young lad ......

 

[de3freak]

... Greetings .. :
Very nice work, very entertaining and so much of a attention caller. Thanks for sharing ... ... .

 

[Swordsman]

Okay Folks I'll be getting back to this I had some fires to put out and got real busy at the Hobby Shop about the week before Thanks Giving ..... I stated building a train table for my customer It's taking 5 weeks .... because I build outside and the weather hasn't cooperated much, but anyway the table is finished ...

Here she is all finished now all I need to do is go and work on the Tsunami install for the same Customer ..... This table turned out to be very strong but also fairly light weight ..... I hope my Customer likes it ..... As you can see my Redneck Wife let me finish it inside ...... Burrrr very cold & wet Here in Texas ..... I'll post updates here soon ..... :frantic