Re: January Work Days

["jas e. smiley" <bj.smiley1@juno.com>]

On Fri, 04 Jan 2002 17:34:13 -0600 "Ira Schneider"
<ira_schneider@Iname.com> writes:
> I can be there any time on Friday and Saturday.
> 
> I wouldn't mind coming in sometime Friday afternoon to help set up 
> and start tracing the power problems
> on our modules.  However, I know that most of us work, so that might 
> not be practical.
> I CAN BE THERE AT 2 PM BUT IF I USE UP MY HIP JOINTS IN THE AFTERNOON
,I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO MUCH IN THE EVENING
> On Saturday, I can come as early as other people can be there (10:00
i WILL SPOT THE TRAILER OM THURSDAY PM AND BE THERE AT 10 AM SATURDAY
> AM is OK with me) and stay
> all afternoon if necessary.
> 
> In my opinion, the first thing we have to do is find out what is 
> causing our power problem.  We should
> set up all of the modules (without bridge tracks), connect the 
> cables, and check the voltages on each
> module.  We should probably have some lighted cars on the tracks to 
> cause a power drain when we
> are checking the modules.  If we only connect the power cables from 
> one side of the power module
> and don't connect the cross-layout cable, we will have a single 
> power line running from the power module
> all around the layout.  We should be able to see where there is a 
> significant power drop.  After this
> test, we should disconnect all of the cables, add in the bridge 
> tracks, and repeat the process.  This will
> tell us where we are losing power through the bridge tracks.
> 
> Happy New Year to all!  I am looking forward to seeing you all again 
> and doing a run in February.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Ira
> 
> 
> ------
> TTAT members reflector.

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