Re: Flatonia

[Scott A Smiley <sc.smiley@juno.com>]

I will bring what I can.  Carrying 4 to 5 scenery modules needs the
suburban.  I will see what I get.

Scott

On Sun, 20 Oct 2002 16:28:40 -0500 "Ira Schneider"
<ira_schneider@Iname.com> writes:
> Nobody has mentioned what modules they are bringing to Flatonia next 
> weekend, so I designed
> a layout (actually, 2 layouts) based on past history.  The layout 
> diagrams are attached.  Please
> send me comments.
> 
> Scott:  Will you please bring your three accessory modules and your 
> city scene module?
> Adrian:  Will you please bring your two oil field modules and your 
> city scene module?
> 
> I tried to alleviate the problem we had of the severe reverse curve 
> by inserting straight modules
> (where possible) between the curves.  In Layout 2, the reverse curve 
> is separated from both of the
> curves by straight modules.  In Layout 1, the reverse curve is only 
> separated from one of the curves
> by a straight module.  (The reason is that I couldn't find any way 
> of having Scott's accessory
> modules adjacent to each other if I inserted another straight 
> between the curves.)
> 
> If they give us more space and we can build a 5 x 5 layout instead, 
> we can adjust the layouts
> to fit, including inserting an extra straight module next to the 
> reverse curve.
> 
> You may notice that I didn't show the trolley modules on these 
> layouts.  I think I finally got the passing
> section to work properly (I modified the electronics at the AMRE 
> show).  However, one of my trolley
> cars is temporarily dead (the brushes disintegrated at the show) and 
> the other trolley car also needs
> new brushes (even though it still runs).  Since I haven't been able 
> to get new brushes yet, I just thought
> I would leave them home and not set up the trolley line this time.
> 
> I made an adapter which will allow us to connect the MTH TIU and the 
> IC TPCs to the Lionel Command
> Base simultaneously.  This will let use use the MTH handheld remote 
> controller for TMCC engines
> running on track 2 (we can still use a CAB-1 if desired).  It SHOULD 
> also let the MTH TIU send a
> Halt command to all TMCC engines if the e-stop button is pressed on 
> the MTH controller.  Unfortunately,
> the TIU can't receive any indication of an operator pressing the 
> Halt button on the CAB-1.
> 
> If any one has any suggestions about the layout (or anything else 
> about running at Flatonia), please
> send me an e-mail.
> 
> 
> Ira
> 
> 

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