Anyone has successfully figured out a quick way to turn an engine from DC to DCC and back by installing some form of a switch? I am interested to know, in particular N scale.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: max (uk) on August 19, 2007, 08:18:08 AMYou mean he spent all the money he made in the late 80s and early 90s to have a train shop?
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Quote from: GlennW on August 18, 2007, 07:56:46 PMThe problem is that you cannot assemble the draft gear box and coupler outside of the car. You have to assemble it with the coupler box inside the car while the coupler itself outside the car.
You may try the MTL coupler tweezer to hold the assembled coupler & put it where you want. It's a nifty little tool.
Quote from: GlennW on August 18, 2007, 07:56:46 PMNo idea. But since all my trains are rapidos, I need to change the engine's dummy knuckle to rapido.
What was wrong with the dummy couplers? Do they mate with anything else? Are they too high/low to be useful? It's very difficult to get any info about the new couplers.
Quote from: RAM on August 18, 2007, 03:47:03 PMThat is actually my plan. I do have two black packs, and one modern gray cap. So technically each district can have its own pack. But I still wonder is it possible for the Magnum plus to handle two consists.
Why don't you just run your main with your Magnum and the yard with you old bachmann pack.
Quote from: ebtnut on August 17, 2007, 01:09:53 PMDoes that mean that if I get an accessory throttle, hook it up to the fixed DC section, I should be able to run 2 consists on 2 different districts?
Your typical DC power pack provides unregulated DC, which is the straight DC from the rectifier at full voltage provided by the transformer (about 12-14 volts). It can also be used to power items like accessory throttles, which are essentially a throttle control and reverse switch and normally used for walk-around control.