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I made my own telephone poles and it was a lot of fun. 1/4" dowels 8" long. Scrape the sides of the dowels with a hacksaw blade to make them rough. Crossbars are 1/4 x 1/8 x 2" pine. The insulators are small beads from the craft store. They are available in white, green or clear. Put straight pins through 2 beads and push the pin through the cross bars. Cut off the ends of the pins that stick out of the bottom of the cross bar. Walnut stain was used to darken the wood. Glue the crossbars
Most inexpensive multimeters don't have provisions to measure AC current but most will measure DC current. If this is the case with yours and you have at least a 0 - 5 amp DC scale you can still measure AC current by using a bridge rectifier. The rectifier needs to be able to handle at least 5 amps (10 would be better). If you plan on leaving the meter in the circuit the rectifier will dissipate quite a bit of heat so you might need to add a heat sink to the bridge rectifier. If it is just for
Universal motors will run on AC or DC. No modification is necessary. The reversing unit will change direction on DC just like it does on AC. The only reason you might like to modify it as Bob Nelson sugests in the previous posting is that you can then reverse direction like any HO engine, by flipping the forward-reverse switch on the transformer (instead of cycling the power on and off like AF engines normally do to change direction.)
I have a 3461 and run it through several 1122 switches all the time and have never had a problem. I have other sliding shoe cars and haven't had derailing problems with any of them either. Is it possible that the spring that holds the shoe down has too much force?
What are the numbers on the searchlight cars?
For the past 3 years I have used the following information to build my snow covered layout under the tree. First I purchased a 4' x 8' sheet of 1/4" hardboard from Home Depot. I had them cut it in 2 pieces length wise so that I could get it home in my car. I then used duct tape and taped the 2 pieces together with lengths of duct tape that also act as a hinge. I can fold the 2 pieces together and it is easier to move in and out of the house and it is also easier to store in the garage
This is what is operating on my layout on Halloween night. Lots of animated animal cars! Outer Loop -- Lionel Lines 520 Boxcab Electric, 16681 Aquarium, 6473 Horse Transport, 6473 Breyer Horse Transport, 9280 ATSF Horse Transport, 6357 Lionel Lines Caboose. Upper Loop -- Lionel 610 Erie NW2, 3376 Bronx Zoo Giraffe, 16683 Los Angeles Zoo Elephant, 3377 Binder Zoo Giraffe (custom), 7804 San Diego Zoo Giraffe, 16603 Detroit Zoo Giraffe, 6457 Lionel Caboose Lionel 60 Trolley 3472 Lionel Milk Car (waiting
[quote user="PhilaKnight"] Here I go being the Devil's advocate. What about oiling you track for storage? It seems like a good idea so rust does not build up. I'm not saying batter them like catfish but just like a rag say sprayed with WD-40 or a silicone type spray? [/quote]After Christmas I store my tubular track in a cardboard box. First I put newspaper in the bottom, then stack all the track in the box and spray the whole thing with WD-40. I put newspaper on top of the track