Bill, thanks! I think I did this the other day, but I will tab it and make sure I do it tomorrow night after work. Everyone else went to bed and I doubt my wife would like me running trains right now My other thought is the power supply - I found your TPC setup thread from earlier this year and if this doesn't do it, I'll see if someone has a power brick I can borrow. I have been going over this booklet, lol - I have a whole book on command stuff, but I can't find it. I suspect a well-meaning relative packed it away for me.
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Jim, Check out www.coilcouplers.com , they have excellent tutorials on TMCC and related accessories.
Been lurking around a bit, boogered-up the back again early last week so been reading w/very little posting. Not very good typist but even worse when taking pain killers & muscle relaxents.
Chief, Anybody heard from Dennis or Roger B. or anybody else that might reside in Ga/Tn flood areas ?
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Good early Morning:
Did you see "Pierre's Train Box" on the CTT news letter? Looks some what like Bob. Very entertaining!
TBIL from last night. I'll just leave it on for tonight.
Have a great one.
Pat
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HI GYZ,
71 and humid here maybe rain? ran yesterday after school and weights, today the same then walk the dog.
BILL, Yep been teaching this wood shop stuff for 25 years have 2 more then start up a shop behind the house to play around.
Stay frosty,
laz57
Good morning all,
From sun all the time to rain all the time in SE Indiana with temps and humidity in 80s (now we have summer!) The boys lost 4-1, and "my" soccer girls lost 5-0 (don't know how JV did, but assumed they lost as well). Did get games in before the rain. Went to the YMCA to do weights, some treadmill and some soccer drills. Tried to watch "Dancing With the Stars" but digital signal crapped out about halfway thru it. Other channels were working so it was not the converter. I had the regular fare on the dining car this morning. TBIL, and you can pick me up early. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Good Morning
Still sticky, but i'll take it. We are good till monday then 60s.
Doug we enjoyed the train ride, glad you made it through the nite.
Fresh BLTs and a long walk this morning. Enjoy your day...S.J.
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Afternoon Fellas...Well called the inspectors this morning and found out that the electrical inspector showed up yesterday! Inspection failed because I wasn't there to explain to him what we are doing. Framing inspector said they can't do their till the electrical passes. So now I have to call the electrician to discuss this project again.The inspector didn't like that the wires were exposed along the rafters... duh... neither do I, that is why they will be wrapped in wood. But they need to be exposed for the inspection???Thinking about running them through 1/2 rigid conduit on the single runs and 3/4 rigid conduit on the tripple runs inside the sunroom. But want to discuss with electrician first. I can do the pulling through the conduit myself if he agrees to it and will let me do it.
lionroar88Afternoon Fellas...Well called the inspectors this morning and found out that the electrical inspector showed up yesterday! Inspection failed because I wasn't there to explain to him what we are doing. Framing inspector said they can't do their till the electrical passes. So now I have to call the electrician to discuss this project again.The inspector didn't like that the wires were exposed along the rafters... duh... neither do I, that is why they will be wrapped in wood. But they need to be exposed for the inspection???Thinking about running them through 1/2 rigid conduit on the single runs and 3/4 rigid conduit on the tripple runs inside the sunroom. But want to discuss with electrician first. I can do the pulling through the conduit myself if he agrees to it and will let me do it.
Bureaucrats, Bureaucrats, every where Bureaucrats.
Pat, Great minds think alike!
Fife, Have you seen/heard about this?
http://baltimoreguide.com/http:/baltimoreguide.com/all-aboard-volunteers-for-a-new-highlandtown-tradition/
Forgot to add, hotter than Haddees. wind be howling and as dry as a popcorn toot (single digit humidity).
Afternoon. Busy morning [well, almost]. Went with wifey to gym at 5:30 AM. Came home and fell asleep in reclinner watching morning news. Got up and went back to bed until 10 AM. Then had to go to Town Hall for an unplanned meeting with staff. We now have a new seafood restaurant in Roseyville. Ate lunch there. Real good. Will be my meal for the day. Had around 2" of rain in the past 24 hours. More coming down off and on. We needed it and turnips are loving it. Now for the planned power washing of house and buildings [if it doesn't pour]. Later
PS: Dennis W is OK. Just real busy right now.
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
This will just be a quick one. Have to finish up some stuff around the house and then roll on up to Phoenix. Back tomorrow afternoon, friends in town over the weekend, and then off to the scope on Sunday. My boss has disassembled the subreflector BTW, and a number of the bearings were pretty ugly. Glad we got into that after all. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have a quick trip through an honest-to-god train store.
Bob
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
lionroar88Well called the inspectors this morning and found out that the electrical inspector showed up yesterday! Inspection failed because I wasn't there to explain to him what we are doing. Framing inspector said they can't do their till the electrical passes. So now I have to call the electrician to discuss this project again.The inspector didn't like that the wires were exposed along the rafters... duh... neither do I, that is why they will be wrapped in wood. But they need to be exposed for the inspection???Thinking about running them through 1/2 rigid conduit on the single runs and 3/4 rigid conduit on the tripple runs inside the sunroom. But want to discuss with electrician first. I can do the pulling through the conduit myself if he agrees to it and will let me do it.
Hey guys I've spoken with both inspectors and I'm certain the issues can be worked out. They are both really nice and helpful. The electrician is going to call in the morning and discuss what we are planning and see if that will work, if it won't he'll get what needs to be done and then we'll get it fixed. There are more issues to address if you use conduit.Both said that if I arrange another inspection to just call in the morning and they can tell me about when they'll be there.Both good guys!They actually want you to walk the site with them and take notes, make comments, etc. They rely on the plans when you aren't there and since my plans aren't professional they are very lacking, especially the electrical plans. While speaking with framing inspector he told me that most of the time if the plans don't match the work they will fail it, but if you are there and can tell they why the modification was done they will approve it. My biggest concern is I want the screened porch roof to be open and they want me to install boards between the rafters... that will require the ceiling fan down rod to be much longer than I wanted... we'll see.
Evenin' boys. Evenin' English. Have to take place in a mass-calamity drill tomorrow at the Wally-Mart.
Northwoods - Almost pulled the trigger on that Flamingo Hotel last year...just didn't have the "real estate" for it. Was kinda hoping family member would have got it for Christmas. Next article will also have a pink beauty as well.
dougnotta - A lot of firehouses in our area host Christmas "gardens". Apparently Co 41 is gonna give it a try. It's in a popular area near Fells Point (parking is always a nightmare). Thanks for the heads-up. I once read where the tradition we all enjoy putting a village and train around the tree, began with the German immigrants in our area.
Good afternoon all, man, it has really been hot here for the last two days. I think it's around 103 today. Probably Santa Ana wind conditions causing it. New fire burning near Moorpark. No smoke where I live so far. I can't run trains when it gets this hot in the garage. I have been taking advantage of the features offered on the net by CTT. Looking at reviews and videos. Went for a walk this morning before it got too hot and to the store for goodies later but that has been about it for the day. My son, who is tougher than me, went to see an Angels Baseball game today. Plan on buying Chinese take out food tonight. It's too hot to cook. I think I'll dig out the Oct. issue of CTT and take a look at that article on building an inexpensive transfer table. Sounds interesting and I looked at the video of the thing in operation. Looked pretty good. I just got my November issue of CTT today. Looked like somebody tried to eat the back cover but the rest of it is OK. I like the magazines wrapped in a plastic bag. Never had a problem with those. I have been thinking about what I can sell to generate a litttle cash for some more train stuff at Cal Stewart but when it comes right down to it, I don't have that much that I want to part with. It's funny how each piece has a story that goes with it. Like how and when you got it. What you paid? Each piece brings back a lot of memories so unless a piece is a real dog, it's hard to let go. These trains are kind of like pets. You become attached to them. I'm beginning to understand how a friend of mine who has a small warehouse full of trains, hardly ever sells anything. It's a little extreme with him though because he has so many duplicates. He would tell you though that each one is a variation or something. He says that when he passes on, he is going to have all of them melted down into a big glob. I doubt that. I'm sure his family would have something to say about it. He's probably just pulling my chain.
Pat, I must have missed that feature in the CTT newletter you mentioned like Bob's train box. I think I probably deleted it by accident.
Chief, you are really dedicated getting up at 5:30 to go to a gym. Did'nt know they opened that early.
Have a good evening y'all
Ray
SPMan
Good Evening
We had another nice day close to 80, ah but the clock is ticking. Had a nice walk this morning and we went to some kind of info fair for seniors. Free samples, BP test, that sort of thing. Students from the career prep center cooking class fed us. It was something different to do. I even ran a few trains today. Banilla is ready and waiting for Brutus and the thingy...S.J.
Off to bed. Good Criminal Minds. Wifey and I watch this one and eat popcorn together. Got call from Dr's nurse and she said I needed to go to Specialist as xray shows I have a sinus infection. Will go and get them "pumped" out. This will be the only male Dr. I have. He does a good job and it will work. Then the same nurse called Wifey and told her that her xray shows a mass and she needs that taken care of. We both have the same Dr. In fact, the whole family [except Alison who is now in Wilmington but did before she moved] has the same Dr. I started out with her and the gang loved her so they all go [including Frankie]. Got to get up early tomorrow to take Lucy to get haircut. No gym as neighbor [the one that is needy] and I will do more powerwashing on house and buildings. We did that from around 4:30 til dark. Makes house look like new bricks and mortor. Got one side left. I pay him about three times what the usual rate is. Then we add some in to help them out. Then an open house at 1. Hope to buy a Henry Golden Boy rifle tomorrow afternoon and then go to the lake. No gym or trains until I get back. Later
Man Chief, you got a lot done today. Hope that mass is "nothing"!
Running later tonight - off tomorrow though and taking wife to doctors for exams and more exams. This is a big step - if she passes them (when), then the sister gets her exam and the clock is ticking
Ran trains - TPC reset to factory defaults. Drops voltage on [direction] button, but then sometimes it's a bigger drop then others - I cranked the Z1000 to full power, thinking that would get closer to a full sine-wave, if that's the problem. Well, it did work better - I was able to get it to switch into forward, then neutral, then eventually forward again? Switched back to command mode and ran Thomas while Percy ran on an O27 circle with my cw80. No Pileups!
Laz - I heard Charlie went hunting for Bear!
Mike, you can drive tonight - I'll hit the wayback circuit and come get you all in a minute!
Cloudy and cool here today.
Corporate group is in the plant this week. Lots of meetings going on. They have pulled 26 people from the plant into them. Yesterday the meetings ran from 8am to 8pm. Today, they knocked off about 1pm and took the group bowling????? I'll have to remember to thank my boss for keeping me out of these meetings. I've said it before, and I'll say it again - American industry is hilareous to watch, if you stay in the proper frame of mind.
Prayers for those who need them. It looks like there might be some more medical projects starting....
I'll be dropping off of the grid for about 10 days. Driving to Orlando with my son, then off to Spain on Saturday for a week long business trip. I don't know if I'll have access to a computer or not. I'll check in, if I can.
Later all.
Hi GYZ,
68 and humid here to clear out then nice at 79. GOLF after school with BRO. Then WINGs and YUENGs at WAYNES. Tomorrow early dismissal for the GREAT GRATZ FAIR.
Hello all,
I've been following along without much to say. Doing lots of stuff that's been put off and needs done before winter. May start some wine this evening.
Having grandson's 4th birthday party here Friday evening. http://amtma.blogspot.com/2009/01/let-amtma-host-your-birthday-party.html It's a nice place. They have the top floor of an old building with layouts in "O" "S" "HO" and "N". they have two loops of ride on Thomas for the kids as well as several Thomas and Brio tables for the kids to play with. They hold open house one weekend a month from September to April. They do private parties for kids. I've taken the grandkids several times, they love it
Chief, what's a Henry Golden Boy rifle
Sounds like something my grandson could use
Prayers to all who may need them
Banks, Proud member of the OTTS TCA 12-67310
It is rainy again in SE Indiana (hopefully will get games in tonight) and muggy. I did weights, treadmill and soccer drills at the YMCA after a short nap last night. Watched some of "Glee" on Fox. May be a good show. Watched some of "Mercy" while at YMCA. Wife watched some of "Eastwick" as well. I had the regular fare on the dining car for breakfast before sending it to "Points East". I had no problems driving last night in the Tardis, but there was some discussion among the passengers as to what to watch on the big screen. I had to put the stabilizers on three-quarter power to keep everybody from rocking the Tardis! TBIL. I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all
Chief prayers the mass is nothing to worry
Jim F continued prayers for your bride as well
8ntruck safe travels
Where is Dennis?
May God bless
Jim
Morning all!
Haven't been writing much as there hasn't been much goings on. Bride has friend comming over Saturday to can tomatoes, with 5-yo & 8-yo boys...A great excuse to run the trains! I better buy more fuses.
Will take the girls to Putt-Putt golf today.
Brutus: Prayers for your Bride.
8ntruck: Safe travels! Spain sounds like a great trip. Hope you have some time to enjoy it.
Kurt
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a little foggy 64 degrees. Very humid. Going up to 80 today with rain predicted.
Today is an easy day. Yesterday was very busy. Grocery shopping.
I plan to relax and maybe run trains later. Not much else new.
Dining car arrived from "Points West" and we had the usual for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Thursday.
Chuck
Thanks guys! Kurt, Putt Putt sounds like great fun!
Slow morning - slept in until about 8, said hi to a couple guys, watcing Tales from the Darkside on scyfy channel, and thinking about lunch and then doctor's waiting rooms and a good book. TTFN!
Sunny and nice this morning.
Big breakfast means no lunch and I have taken my morning walk. Will probably take another walk this evening. No plans for the day so maybe some train running...S.J.
CHIEF,
Henry Golden Boy, what caliber.22 or something bigger. Nice guns they had a pile of em at last gun show they weren't cheap. .22 was going for about $400. A year ago could of had one for about 325.
Mornin All.
Enjoying my coffee while it is still nice & cool this morning, upper 60's at nite to 100+ by noon. Enuff to drive ya buggier than one already is. As long as there aren't any fires.
for those in need today.
Got packing to do for museum tomorrow, since the boys from Atlas will be there guess I should place an emphasis on Atlas product.
Later y'all.......
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