A new day.
Nice defaults on the digitrax.
Went to the basement to test more cars and the remotes shut down after 20 minutes of inactivity plus no need to re-connect, physically, with the transceiver panel (which is mounted on the ceiling and would be a hassle to reconnect for each operating session), eliminating a need for a second panel at 'ground' level.
Set up the drill (spur) track to handle DCC.
Needed another toggle to route DCC to the drill track since the 'mainline' toggle only provides power to the yard. The drill track is a 20' long track running to the yard yet doesn't interfere with the mainline track.
Ordering some basic decoders for the switchers. Figure I don't need a bunch of chuffing when using the switchers. I've got enough switchers that I can have some DCC and others DC.
With the DCC installed, only the roundhouse will not be DCC powered.
The supplied coupler on the UP turbine does not uncouple from the kadee couplers on an uncoupling ramp so a kadee coupler was added. The uncoupling ramps are beyond arm's reach to do manually.
So much for that idea!
Scaletrains left the safety chains not connected to the trucks so the engine can negotiate sharp curves. Having 48" minimum, I thought I'd attach them.
Those little hooks are plastic and very fragile and it just snapped off. A hole would have to be drilled and a hook made out of brass wire would have to be used.
