A note of thanks

[hoofe116]

Greetings to you Gurus of G gauge:

I'm almost there. I have a power converter (Lionel, 8 amp DC) coming in the mail, I already have the old huge Lionel transformer (ac) and an LGB hand pumper. I'm going to buy six feet of track and make a test board, then study up on the results. (I already know the old transformer doesn't have the necessary current output to do much with but it'll give me a place to start).

 Just a note of thanks to all who've given of their time and knowledge and encouragement to help me get this far. Perhaps I'll meet one or two of you at the Carlyle IL show in March?

Les Whitaker

[ttrigg]

We accept payment in photographs.   Posting your pictures of success (and not so successful) allows each of us to enjoy the other persons success, and to open an eye to new possibilities.

[hoofe116]

Ttrig:

 Well, there's a nice response. Soon as I get the track, I will take a pix and send it. I bet nobody ever saw a 6' test track. <g>

 Les Whitaker

[devils]

Just 6 foot? Just been reading the setup for load control on my new sound decoder and it says the standard motor load test setting needs to be done on 15 feet of track without gradients or sharp curves for optimal setup. I guess it's time to lay the test track out in the dining room to get that much space in a straight line. The things we do to setup all the wizzy extra features we now get!

This is purely because I'm curious about how much difference it will actually make.

Good luck with yours,

Paul

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't take too much notice of that mate, its just an idea of what to do and no actual fixed measurement would really apply. More it is just sufficient distance to allow the unit to do what it has to do.

Rgds ian