Let us have a thread upon which to post anything and everything related to the operation of toy trains

[rtraincollector]

and after about 14 o 15 pages how many pages are you going to really go thru looking if some one posted something that might be what your looking for not me and by the sounds of it no one else who has come in here to me this was something just to start a post

[tinplatacis]

-_-

[cwburfle]

So that one might find an idea they have never seen before, or run them by a group of peers, or to find an area of interest not previously known to exist.

One can already post an idea by creating a thread with an appropriate title, and putting the idea there. Then people could actually find it.
One can find an area of interest by looking at thread titles and reading those threads that sound interesting.

[tinplatacis]

So that one might find an idea they have never seen before, or run them by a group of peers, or to find an area of interest not previously known to exist.

[lionelsoni]

I won't be opening this thread again. 

[cwburfle]

What is the advantage to having a single thread with random questions? As opposed to individual threads, which can easily be searched, etc.

[ADCX Rob]

You're already there! This is the thread!

tinplatacis

... I am curious as to whether or not A) a 1033 Transformer could run 2 loops by hooking one up to the UA posts, the other to the UB posts,

Sure, as long as you don't exceed ~4.5 amps continuous and don't mind that the throttle will control both at the same time. Also, since "A" is common(to lockon clip "2") on the 1033, it would be much simpler to keep the two loops electrically isolated(use "B" to clip "2" on the second track) and put "U" on the center rail clip("1") for both loops.

tinplatacis

and B) anyone here has scratch built their own operating crossing gates. 

Start a new topic with that subject and you will get some feedback.

[tinplatacis]

I just wish to have a thread where we just discuss whatever, repair techniques someone found, a new idea you want to run by some peer review, anything really.  To begin, I am curious as to whether or not A) a 1033 Transformer could run 2 loops by hooking one up to the UA posts, the other to the UB posts, and B) anyone here has scratch built their own operating crossing gates.