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    Track Cleaner

    Thanks, I ordrerd two off of E-bay. Rob.
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    Track Cleaner

    Anyone one know, or use a good track cleaning car? Once my scenery goes in I will have a couple of tough spots to get into. Thanks for any help, Rob.
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    sealing homosoate

    We used Thompson Water Sealer to prevent any warping from moisture. Just roll it on with one of those small 3 inch rollers.........soaks in real nice. Rob
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    Decoder installation ?

    Actually there is no screw holding the motor in place. It just pushes down onto the gear for the wheeldrive.........That's when the decoder starts to buzz an get hot. Woodie, the decoders are brand new, but are the older models from MRC. Before I removed a piece of metal shapped like a fork...
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    Decoder installation ?

    Woodie, Thanks for the help. The manual says it is set up for 14 speed steps with the address of 3. So I should use this factoring setting? One thing, when I reinstalled the motor after isolating it, the decorder was buzzing and getting hot. I take it that it is not isolated. But i can not...
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    Decoder installation ?

    Russ, I actually removed the engine right from the chassie, but still left it wired up to see if that helped but the motor did nothing. When I take one of the other ad310 decoders I have and just touch the black and red wires to the track shouldn't I be able to hear it buzz or some indication of...
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    Decoder installation ?

    Trying to put some older MRC AD310 decoders into a couple of old Rivarossi steam engines. I hook up the orange and grey wires to the motor and the black and the red wires to the pick-ups. Im using a Prodigy Advanced system, and then I will program the engine but nothing seems to happen. Then...
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    MRC extension plate

    Thanks Dave. I will hold onto the MRC plate and order up some cable. New to the DCC thing and learning day by day. Thanks again, Rob.
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    MRC extension plate

    I just purchased a Mrc advanced extension plate. They give you 2 10ft. cables. I dont want to run the cable across the floor I want to route it under the table which will be alot further than 10ft.. I know they use a rj45 cable so my question is can I go to Radio Shack or another electronics...
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    Tch tech reversing unit.

    Reversing unit question. Has anyone used one of TCH technologies reversing units or any other reversing unit to accomplish this? It says it can be used to make a reversing loop automatic. I have purchased 2 units and can not figure out the wiring. Im running conventional 2 rail DC. The engine...
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