Recent content by Roger Locniskar

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    Kato #6 Turnouts and Digitrax DS51K1

    Oh bearers of DCC knowledge I have a question. I have a Kato Unitrack set-up and have Digitrax DS51K1 switch decoders I am trying to get functioning. I am trying to operate a Kato #6 Turnout (several of them). All three feeds to the turnouts are fed. I installed the decoder for the turnout...
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    KATO Turnout Indicators

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MORE INFO ~~~~~~~~ These KATO #6 Turnouts have power applied to all track connections, they are controlled by Digitrax DCC decoders modules (I got the Zepher system for christmas and have not made the time to properly install it). This delay...
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    KATO Turnout Indicators

    I've been having a bugger of a time working out a light system that will tell me if a turnout is headed straight or turned out. I know KATO makes one, but they are pricy and I think there is a clean homebuilt system possible. Anybody have any ideas, shemactics or consoling words?
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    LONG Trains and Grade Climbs

    Long Trains this is a new Kato 'N' scale (complete) Amtrak Set, All 10 cars and two engines
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    LONG Trains and Grade Climbs

    I have the complete Kato P42 Amtrak Phase III set (2 engines+10 cars , yeow!) and Unitrack, I also have a 9'x5.5' table to work with. The question of the day is given this massive train length (~6') what is the maximum, a) can I get this thing to climb, b)if so at what climb rate (.25" over 4'?)...
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    KATA Turnour Track

    Kato Switch lighting Beiing and electronic tech of 30+ years I have opened up one of these dudes. There is T-shaped switich contact there, the base of the T has the black wire and one arm of the T the red wire to make the swiitch switch, The other arm of the T is not connected. My queston...
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    KATA Turnour Track

    Has anyone tried to arrach lights to a KATO turn out switch? The mgf one are $45/ea and I have over 20 turnout d growing. pricy at best.
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    Newbie question

    This is probably the zillionth+1 times this question has been asked, but here it goes. I understand guage. But I am haveing trouble getting a clear number for the 'scale' of N guage. Scale to me is how manyfeet (mm) defines actual dimention e.g. 1:12 can be 1"= 12'.I have not found this...
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