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Model Forum / General / Railroads / May 2009"Bring me sunshine ...... "
They must have a bit more sun in Florida than we do here :-) http://www.hightechscience.org/solar_express.htm " The layout was designed so even if there is no sun over a long period of time, there would still be plenty of reserve power stored in the batteries to operate the train system for several weeks. " OK for our Summer then ? Chris In message <c3315fb0-f7ed-45f2-8799-813e04584fc1@s20g2000prd.googlegroups.com>, Dragon Heart <chris.brett58@o2.co.uk> writes >They must have a bit more sun in Florida than we do here :-) > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Chris Why do they need an inverter? Don't the models run on 12 volts DC? My DCC system will run on pure DC.  SignatureJane British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the garden http://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html > In message > <c3315fb0-f7ed-45f2-8799-813e04584fc1@s20g2000prd.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > My DCC system will run on pure DC. *If* it's DCC it needs 16(?)v AC doesn't it? I'm guessing that there is no commercially available controller than can accept 12vDC from the battery even though the output (for a DC layout) would be 12vDC as well. Mind you, I'm assuming HO - those pictures look more O like. The inverter is changing 12vDC to 110vAC which is the US standard so they can use a standard controller at a guess. On Oct 8, 3:16 pm, "Graham Harrison" <edward.harris...@remove.btinternet.com> wrote: > > In message > > <c3315fb0-f7ed-45f2-8799-813e04584...@s20g2000prd.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > *If* it's DCC it needs 16(?)v AC doesn't it? No. Some system may be able to run from low voltage AC from a transformer but they will all run from an equivalent[1] DC source. MBQ [1] Taking account of RMS/peak voltage and allowing for the drop in the rectifier diodes. On Oct 8, 3:29 pm, "manatba...@hotmail.com" <manatba...@hotmail.com> wrote: > On Oct 8, 3:16 pm, "Graham Harrison" > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > [1] Taking account of RMS/peak voltage and allowing for the drop in > the rectifier diodes. Should have also added that if running a system, designed to take AC, from DC you may need to derate the booster ratings. All of the input current will be flowing through only half of the rectifier, instead of using both halves on opposite half cycles, so the power dissipation will be doubled in two of the diodes. They may be spec'ed by the maufacturer to allow for this, or not. MBQ >*If* it's DCC it needs 16(?)v AC doesn't it? > >I'm guessing that there is no commercially available controller than >can accept 12vDC from the battery even though the output (for a DC >layout) would be 12vDC as well. Mind you, I'm assuming HO - those >pictures look more O like. The blurb on the original says that it is G scale so it probably needs something greater than 12v to operate. >The inverter is changing 12vDC to 110vAC which is the US standard so >they can use a standard controller at a guess. SignatureMike Hughes A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England Interested in American trains real and model? Look here http://mikehughes627.fotopic.net/ <snip> Thanks for that subject line (never mind the content!), it instantly made me think of Morecambe and wise, and then start humming their sig tune - a bit of sunshine in the gloom of the last couple of weeks... SignatureWikipedia: the Internet equivalent of Hyde Park and 'speakers corner'... > <snip> > > Thanks for that subject line (never mind the content!), it instantly > made me think of Morecambe and wise, and then start humming their sig > tune - a bit of sunshine in the gloom of the last couple of weeks... "Gloom"? http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0tSzTcBjNaw (kim) >> "Dragon Heart" <chris.brett58@o2.co.uk> wrote... >> <snip> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0tSzTcBjNaw Angela Rippon had lovely legs!! SignatureMartin S. >> <snip> >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0tSzTcBjNaw Strange, so much for Thatcherism, that routine is as relevant today as when it was first made! SignatureWikipedia: the Internet equivalent of Hyde Park and 'speakers corner'... > >> <snip> > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > - Show quoted text - We visited Morecambe last year and his nibs had his photo taken with the statue of the great man. I remember when the Queen unveiled the statue the July 1999 and the smile that came to her face when the sheet fell away. Everyone who I looked at had the same smile. Can't believe it was 1984 when he passed away. I understand there is a nice model shop 'The Train Shop Ltd' only a stones throw away from the statue ? Chris > We visited Morecambe last year and his nibs had his photo taken with > the statue of the great man. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I understand there is a nice model shop 'The Train Shop Ltd' only a > stones throw away from the statue ? Maybe the only two worthwhile things in Morecambe. SignatureMartin S. >> We visited Morecambe last year and his nibs had his photo taken with >> the statue of the great man. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Maybe the only two worthwhile things in Morecambe. Is the Morecombe, Heysham and Lancaster line no longer in operation? (kim) >>> We visited Morecambe last year and his nibs had his photo taken with >>> the statue of the great man. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > (kim) The electrified line went years ago (mid-1960s?), having served as a test bed for 25kV electrification in the UK. There is a non-electrified branch to Morecambe, diverging at Hest Bank, with a trailing connection at Morecambe leading to Heysham. Is there still a passenger service to the latter? Brian >>>> We visited Morecambe last year and his nibs had his photo taken >>>> with the statue of the great man. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > The electrified line went years ago (mid-1960s?), having served as a > test bed for 25kV electrification in the UK. Ah, *proper* AC with mercury arc rectifier, none yer "solid state" rubbish. I'm silly enough to want to make a model of it, complete with blue LED to represent the erie glow from the mercury arc. (kim) >> We visited Morecambe last year and his nibs had his photo taken with >> the statue of the great man. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Maybe the only two worthwhile things in Morecambe. Here's another, the No 40 bus:: http://www.britishmodelbuses.com/Large%20Images/Creative%20Master/UKBUS1042_N_Fi nal_Large.JPG (kim) > <snip> > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Wikipedia: the Internet equivalent of > Hyde Park and 'speakers corner'... Remember what Eric said when inspecting a modular layout "You can't see the join". MBQ |
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