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@Todaro17402 8 күн бұрын
Thanks, I have just repaired my 1980's vintage MRC Tech II 2500. Your instructions were clear and to the point and in 45 minutes with some time out for a cup of coffee the unit is up and running like it was new. Keep up the great work.
@mysticrailroad 10 күн бұрын
interesting place! now on my bucket list :)
@TheSwitchList 9 күн бұрын
It is very cool.
@StanFerris Ай бұрын
Wow, looking great!
@TheSwitchList Ай бұрын
@@StanFerris thanks Stan!
@DruSteel69 2 ай бұрын
Cool!
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Brother! Always a good time operating with the South Jersey Friday Night Operators!
@dnhman 2 ай бұрын
video of my rr , kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4e5dpWjlLl-g80
@MLWQC 2 ай бұрын
I like your video into. I heard lot of good thing about Arduino. That is a great idea and it looks good [in action]
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Arduino's are great for doing lots of things! Thanks for watching and commenting.
@DruSteel69 2 ай бұрын
Oooh. Lights. 🤓. Pretty fancy technology. Happy modeling, brother. 😎👍🏼
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Thanks, you too!
@dnhman 2 ай бұрын
Thanks!!
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
You are welcome. Always a great time on the D&H. Harry really enjoyed his first time there as well!
@DruSteel69 2 ай бұрын
Pretty awesome, Rick.
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Brother!!!
@AgentSpockAgentSpock 2 ай бұрын
Can you do a layout tours
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Do you mean a layout tour of the railroad I shot this short on? I can ask the Layout owner if I can do that next time I am there. Thanks
@AgentSpockAgentSpock 2 ай бұрын
@@TheSwitchList yes
@ModelTrainOutsider 2 ай бұрын
Well, despite the mishap... sorted and done... and it looks great! Well done!
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
@@ModelTrainOutsider thanks Anthony!
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Doh! Now I understand your comment - I just watched the posted video! I do not know how I missed that... It is reprocessing and will be fixed shortly. Thanks again Anthony!!
@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 2 ай бұрын
great vlog
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 2 ай бұрын
great vid thanks lee
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@sparky107107 2 ай бұрын
one of my favorite places to visit
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
It was soooooo cool! Thanks Sparky!
@FredE528 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing. 👍👍. I hope to visit Steamtown someday.
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
It is amazing! I hope you get there as well...
@DruSteel69 2 ай бұрын
Wow. Love it. Awesome footage, Rick. So much to see. Thanks for sharing your fun and excitement vacation. You deserved the best. Where to next? I can’t remember your next destination.
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
That was on Saturday and on Sunday we went to Steamtown so I’m have footage to put a video together of that and I hope to get that posted tonight. Thanks for watching Drew and the great comments.
@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 2 ай бұрын
great vlog on channel running trains thanks lee
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
@@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 thanks for watching and commenting
@ModelTrainOutsider 2 ай бұрын
It's what got me into model trains. Riding trains in Germany for a few years and staring out the windows. No stress, no road rage. More space.
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
@@ModelTrainOutsider riding on a train is a wonderfully de-stressing experience!
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
😢 yes it was depressing to see. Wait until I post the video from Steamtown the next day - sooo many old sad locomotives standing in various corners rusting away…. Thanks for watching
@FredE528 2 ай бұрын
Those old F units looked so sad. Nice to ride along with you. Looks like a pretty big operation. Thanks for sharing. 👍
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
I replied to you Fred but it made a new comment instead of a reply... Here is what I said so you don't have to go looking for it: 😢 yes it was depressing to see. Wait until I post the video from Steamtown the next day - sooo many old sad locomotives standing in various corners rusting away…. Thanks for watching
@IronHorseBrian 2 ай бұрын
Good Morning Rick! I came by to see if the new vid was up. Didn't see it so I enjoyed this one! Thank you for sharing! Keep the good vids coming! Brian
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Hi Brian, not up yet - was wiped out when we got back to the hotel Sat night and just crashed, and then it was up and off for a day at Steamtown on Sunday. The plan is to try and get the video edited and posted tonight. Thanks for coming looking for it, and watching this video instead!
@georgeorwell5842 2 ай бұрын
I've got the same MRC 1400 power pack that I use for the same purpose, testing locomotives. What I want to do is hook up analogue volt and ammeters to it in order to help diagnose the locomotives. Any idea where / how I should be hooking these gauges up?
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
The volt meter can be attached right across the variable DC output terminals. The Ammeter has to be in line with one of the terminals. Since you mention you want to use analog meters, and I am assuming you want to be able to use the direction switch to run the locomotive under test in both directions, you have to switch the polarity of the connections to each of these meters, otherwise the needle will try to go in the wrong direction and this can damage the mechanism. Going from memory it might be simplest to wire in a new direction switch that has enough contacts to swap polarity to the meters when you change direction. It will be a bit tricky to do with analog meters. You can get some pretty cheap digital volt/ammeter modules on Amazon that can display positive and negative current and will make hooking this up much easier (www.amazon.com/diymore-Digital-Voltmeter-Ammeter-Red-Blue/dp/B08HQM1RMF/ref=sr_1_6?crid=11FGGKX1RALXH&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nEizO_OD-dtjMU5JosZphju48IKhoGJ-aQUelFBmiOKp4Btb8OgrbGH6yd5vWlQYgnMUbXqxY9RorpQ9Mk3pTP0pxYsQTd7hEfJTgYirnxONyvGQXSwguQQeKhAi6MAes-GF5YdrljFKmJA48KKFjLaOFgvZZZiSQdgumqCy-X1lmmU7pWzCX331WCQDSXJRR9hAKSk1YZAd7-JiHZ6gCsE4CsDWQ8g-hRLK44FPmt4BCzE9GY8y8r-NdD-GKc3_91mJk4U6YJp_GxR0BnzWIIkkhE9S208vnoQH-RwhEHw.shrn9dIAkzxF48pWd068DUNtws7W09zPrA5qr-gYAgY&dib_tag=se&keywords=digital%2Bvoltmeter%2Bmodule&qid=1726969367&sprefix=digital%2Bvolt%2Bmeter%2Bmodul%2Caps%2C105&sr=8-6&th=1). Good luck and thanks for watching and commenting.
@MLWQC 2 ай бұрын
nice loco paint scheme
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
I am a big fan of the R&N paint scheme. Thanks for watching
@DruSteel69 2 ай бұрын
Nice catch, brother. Happy railfanning!
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
@@DruSteel69 thanks! Riding the R&N Pittston to Jim Thorpe excursion train today and then Steamtown tomorrow!! Have a great weekend my friend
@DruSteel69 2 ай бұрын
@@TheSwitchList Awesome. Am jealous now. 🤣. Have an awesome time.
@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 2 ай бұрын
great catch
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Thanks! I just wish I could have caught the working wig wag signal it tripped!! Appreciate the view and the comment
@FunWithHOScaleStuff 2 ай бұрын
I'm not sure but I think the name of the servo, "Tower Pro" wasn't mentioned in either video.. or I just missed it. I only mention it in case others are curious about that. I recall Larry Harper also did a video on a similar use of the servo in place of a switch motor. Some of your subs might want to check out Larry as well. Nice presentation. Thanks.
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the information. My servos are no name micro servo's I got from Amazon. I will put al ink to them in the final installment of this series.
@FunWithHOScaleStuff 2 ай бұрын
The servo works well.
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
I actually have it installed now and it is working good. Just need to wire up the pushbuttons and dwarf signals to complete the last part of this series.Thanks again
@MLWQC 2 ай бұрын
You are miles ahead of me. WOW.
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
It helps that I have been a electronics geek my whole life! Thanks for watching and commenting.
@MLWQC 2 ай бұрын
WOW. Impressive
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
@@MLWQC thanks!
@MLWQC 2 ай бұрын
That is quite interesting.
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@MMRails 2 ай бұрын
Great video Rick. We use cards at our club and it’s super simple. One day I’d like to try JMRI. Oh, and also, nice to see a bunch of guys operate your layout. I didn’t know it was ready to go. You even have a phone! Where have I been?
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Hi Mark, thanks for watching and commenting. Yes, I have had 10 op sessions on the layout in the past 14 months. A lot of time and effort put into working out the car movement methodology but now it seems to be working well. The railroad is set in 1947 and there was no radio communication on the Ma & Pa -so the crews have to contact dispatch via the telephones at each town. Thanks again, Rick
@harperlarry49 2 ай бұрын
I love using Arduinos for model railroading. I currently have 3 Arduinos for my shelf layout. Great update. Thanks for sharing.
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
@@harperlarry49 thanks so much for the comment.
@ModelTrainOutsider 2 ай бұрын
Definitely an issue to solve and let's see how it works out.
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Fingers crossed!! 😂
@FredE528 2 ай бұрын
That was interesting. I only use my Arduino to run DCC-EX. Never tried to write code for it.
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
I have used them for a bunch of projects. Made videos for most. Speedometer, campfire simulator, mutliple structure lighting, and the Turntable controller I built uses one as well! Great little toys... Thanks for watching Fred.
@FredE528 2 ай бұрын
Very cool. I did use a couple of IR sensors with Arduino connected to JMRI speedometer. I didn’t feel it was real accurate. I was getting different speeds on loco running at speed step 28. Not sure if it was loco motor or Arduino to JMRI interface. Gave up trying to speed match my old locos.
@FunWithHOScaleStuff 2 ай бұрын
Interesting problem and an interesting solution.
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Thanks! Working on part 2 where I show the Arduino circuit and code working on the bench... stay tuned!
@marciebalme588 2 ай бұрын
very good
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Thanks -- appreciate the view and the comment. Rick
@LJRLowevilleJunctionRailroad 2 ай бұрын
Wow that is really interesting! Great explanation, thanks for sharing! 🙂
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
@@LJRLowevilleJunctionRailroad glad you found it interesting. I am very happy with how the railroad Op Sessions run using it. Thanks for watching.
@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 2 ай бұрын
great vlog thanks lee
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it - thanks for watching!
@mysticrailroad 2 ай бұрын
cool system!
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Thanks! It is working well for me.
@ModelTrainOutsider 2 ай бұрын
That was a nice discussion and explanation, Rick! You have to make yourself happy, even if it seems weird to someone else. I have no experience with operations, so it is all interesting when channels do it or discuss their systems.
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Anthony! Yeah, once I finally decided I was just gonna do it, it has been great. Thanks for watching!
@FredE528 2 ай бұрын
That was very interesting Rick. Thanks for mentioning my simple database idea. I don’t yet get into identifying individual cars for my switching jobs. Take 4 full grain hopper from loc1 to loc2 and pick up empties. Half the jobs I have are just running full unit trains around the layout.
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Hey Fred! Whatever way works for you and satisfies your goals - that is the right system. I thought your video was very interesting (and obviously inspirational as well!!). Take care my friend, Rick
@LJRLowevilleJunctionRailroad 2 ай бұрын
I had not heard about that before, looks really good. Great video, Thanks!!🙂
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. Really appreciate the view and the comment.
@momandsontrainrailfans 2 ай бұрын
Very nice 😊
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! :)
@StanFerris 2 ай бұрын
So awesome!
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Stan! First time I was there - had a great time. The railroad is big! I have added a link to the track plan in the description.
@DruSteel69 2 ай бұрын
Wow. Have not seen that modeling before. Very cool. Thanks for the excellent step by step instructions. Thanks sharing, Rick. 😎👍🏼
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Drew!!!! 😊
@MLWQC 2 ай бұрын
Very good job! Nice trains on the screen in the back. You're in BC?
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
No I am in New Jersey. Had Virtual Railfan on the TV while filming. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment - greatly appreciated.
@vzjtothalo1 2 ай бұрын
And now I want some brownies....great job, Rick!
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Johnny-O! See you Saturday
@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 2 ай бұрын
great vid thanks lee
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the comment
@dnhman 2 ай бұрын
I use one part glue, one paint and one vermiculite and mix. Works great. I use the same brown color I use for the rest of the ground cover.
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback
@dnhman 2 ай бұрын
@@TheSwitchList also on Bills layout we put grass weeds bushes and rocks into the wet mix and it works well
@railartist001 2 ай бұрын
Definitely gonna give it a try on my new (and hopefully improved) layout ..... thanks for posting....
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Have fun! And definitely let us know how it turns out. Thanks for watching
@railartist001 2 ай бұрын
@@TheSwitchList With my trains ???? ALWAYS having fun ..... never a doubt.... will post up shortly on the new layout ....
@MMRails 2 ай бұрын
It’s been awhile since I checked in. You’ve been busy! Progress looks really good.
@TheSwitchList 2 ай бұрын
Well it has been a while since i posted an update... 😥 Thanks for watching and commenting - always appreciated.