Isnin, 26 April 2010
April 26 Inside my Diesel Building
I couldn't resist taking a picture of the inside of my Diesel Shop.
This was taken through the window of the maintenance portion of my Diesel Building. The view is across the shop area into the machine shop. There are no diesel locomotives in the shop area or they would block the view of the machine shop.
There are two men working and the boss watching them. One of the mechanics is pounding on a wheel the other is working at the grinder just past the boss.
The picture below shows how I took the pictures above.
The camera was resting on the table top and the only lighting is from the buildings interior lights.
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The picture below shows how I took the pictures above.
Ahad, 25 April 2010
April 24 Building Lighting
I use brass tubing and rods for my lighting connectors on my layout. That makes it easy to remove buildings for maintenance or remodeling. I also use them on my vehicles. The building below is an example of my home brew connectors. They plug into power as they drop in place.
This is my Diesel Maintenance shop. It has 9 overhead 12 volt grain of wheat lamps in the engine portion and 1 in the machine shop. There is 1 GOW above each walk-in door also.
The picture below shows a bottom view of the building with the .030" brass rods that are the male connector for the lights. To help align the brass rods so that they will slide easily into the brass tubing one rod is �" longer than the other.
This is a view of the Diesel Shop floor with the building removed. My home brew connectors are next to the right corner of the floor in the cork sub-base.
The picture below shows the 1/16" brass tubing female connectors in the cork sub-base.
The picture below shows the building with the brass rods sliding into the brass tubing making connection to the 9 volt wiring going back to to a mini-toggle switch on my control panel. I operate all my lighting at reduced voltage for longer lamp life and a more realistic look.
I have individual switches on my control panel to turn the lighting on and off on my layout.
I have an advantage by using the brass tubing and rods for my vehicle connectors, with the vehicles removed from the roads the connectors are vary hard to see. I have 41 vehicles with operating headlights, 21 of those have operating taillights too. Large trucks and buses also have running lights. I installed 50 vehicle connectors on my roadways so that I can move them around easily and still have the headlights and taillights operational.
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The picture below shows a bottom view of the building with the .030" brass rods that are the male connector for the lights. To help align the brass rods so that they will slide easily into the brass tubing one rod is �" longer than the other.
I have an advantage by using the brass tubing and rods for my vehicle connectors, with the vehicles removed from the roads the connectors are vary hard to see. I have 41 vehicles with operating headlights, 21 of those have operating taillights too. Large trucks and buses also have running lights. I installed 50 vehicle connectors on my roadways so that I can move them around easily and still have the headlights and taillights operational.
Sabtu, 24 April 2010
April 24 Vehicle Lighting
This is a view of my main road into town. You can see my home brew vehicle lighting connectors in the road. The Fire Truck is plugged into a similar set of connectors.
The Ford on it's side shows the .030" rods that plug into the 1/16" tubing in the road.
The picture below is a closeup of the 1956 Ford showing the wiring to the rods.
With one rod being slightly longer than the other it makes it easier to plug the vehicle into the tubing in the road.
The picture below is what the micro-lamp headlights look like when they're turned on.
This is a 1957 Chevrolet Convertible with two 1� volt micro-lamps for headlights. The lamps are powered from a 1� volt power supply for longer life and to increase realism.
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The picture below is a closeup of the 1956 Ford showing the wiring to the rods.
With one rod being slightly longer than the other it makes it easier to plug the vehicle into the tubing in the road.
The picture below is what the micro-lamp headlights look like when they're turned on.
Rabu, 14 April 2010
April 14 Block Control plug DB50
This is a drawing of the DB50 connector that I will be using to connect my control panel to my layout.
This is the layout end of a 50 pin female connector. Pin 1 is paired with pin 26, pin 2 is paired with pin 27 and etc for 25 pairs or blocks. The connector is 2" long by just under a �" wide. The connectors are available at Fry's. I use a DB37, 37 pin connector for my turnout controls. I standardized on the DB series connectors for their compact size. I also use DB25 connectors for lighting and DB 15s for signals. By reversing the male and female connectors I can use two pairs of each type without the possibility of accidentally reversing the connectors.
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