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Thanks K, I have seen both of those sites. I also was confused about the traces to be cut. I looked at putting magnets and a switch on the rear drive axle but due to the side to side motion wondered if they would make contact all the time. I guess it would depend on the sensitivety of the reed switch. I remember reading somewhere, not sure where, that putting two magnets on the tender axle would give about the same number of chuffs per revolution as putting 4 on the drive axle, due to the difference
Long time lurker, first post. I have a Bachmann K27 in to which I just installed the new Aristo Revolution TE. Could not have been easier. Just plug the board in, link the transmitter and away we go. Took longer to read the instructions than to do. The problem arises in trying to install the Pheonix PB9 sound system. I have the bell and whistle, controlled from the transmitter which is what I wanted. The idle sounds all work as well. The trouble I am having is in getting the chuff to work. I can
The easiest way around the problem is to use Epoxy Resin rather than traditional fiberglass resin (polyester) which contains solvents that attack the foam as you have discovered. Some years ago I built a tugboat for my boys using a plug carved from foam. It is applied in the same way as traditional fiberglassing with a couple of changes. Do not put resin on the foam and then lay the cloth, but rather lay the cloth dry on the foam and then brush the resin onto the cloth to hold in place. Use a fairly