Larry Sr.

Sean I tried to use the same one from the other O forum but still trying to figure it out. It keeps telling me the file is to large . I'll get it eventually. Larry Did get a little more work between rain on pond and planter? The pond lights do look better than the picture of them. Received a Challenger and Big Boy in mail. That's exciting. And Rays sending me battery modifications for both of them. So all is well even with little work progress. We will get hot if it ever stops raining making a mud hole to dig in. Rain is good. Still having fun

Hi everyone Being very active in O gauge I decided over a year ago to fix a small 20' X 40' outside Garden using G scale. That's inside trains in the winter and outside trains in the summer. It will be basically two separate tracks with turnouts for standing trains. Strictly a toy type theme and no real focus yet. I have accumulated materials over that years time and just recently started tearing up the yard. This is building on the fly, no plans just have fun with it is the main idea. However, I do want it to work so send help if you see me doing something dumb. Joe and Ray have been giving me some pointers recently and I do appreciate any pointers. The DC world is obviously a very different system so I have purchased books and doing a lot of reading, especially DCS WiFi. I have legacy on the O layout so DCS is all new to me. I have Bachmann, LGB and 2 MTH PS2 engines. I like trains period. Hopefully this layout will be capable of running anything I want to run. Including MTH DCS WiFi. So hopefully I won't mess up to often. I have attached some pictures to catch everyone up on where I'm at. It a one old man build so speed is not in the plan.lol I have a very long way to go and hopefully will not bore ya to death. Larry Erwin, TN. She (AKA Wife) insisted on a small pond! We have had so much rain lately it has been a real PITA to get this far. And that is me right before 5 o'clock Coors time.

OK Razor Thanks for the advice. I m going to study the Bridgewerks product information on Rays site. Among many other things. Larry

Thanks Ray I don't know about beautiful , but for a old guy between rain storms I'm trying.lol Ok, I will do totally separate loops. I have been reading your info about polarity issues. I went dog bone and oval to avoid the reverse looping for fear of headaches with polarity. I was really trying to keep this simple, but I didn't. Is there a rule to track power feeds, like positive on the outside rail and negative on the inside rail ? Does G have a rule in reference to that? Now I know why I don't mind that center 3rd rail in O. lol Thanks again. Larry

Ray and Joe Thanks for your time and help. Ray , Joe told me about your site and I have been reading and trying to learn about DC running trains . Then about understanding DCS with WiFi in general. I was recently very impressed at York with the MTH guys at their display and after discussing the subject in depth I decided to buy it and play with it outside on the G railroad. Not in the train room with O gauge. I really thought it would be a fun thing to run trains with my i-pad. Ray, I already have two new USA Power 10 transformer. The reason is I never expected to go remote of any kind. So much for that. I will keep the Bridgewerks advice in mind. Ray, This was a surprise, Also as noted on my Tips page, wire each loop in one continuous electrical oval/bloack and don't break into electrical blocks as you may have read in Barry's book or read online. I would have thought star wiring and that has kept me away from DCS for years. I am very glad you suggest that in DC. Ray, Another BIG surprise. (DC in this case) you would connect one power supply to TIU fixed 1 and the other to TIU fixed 2. (+ to red and - to black terminals). See my Tips page for how to wire TIU and power supply. II would have guessed Passive , that shows you how weak I am with DC train running. Ray and Joe I'll forget about the crossover switches and each loop will be completely separate...... except black common wire, (correct)? Joe as you told me with e-mail I have and will use Splitjaw clamps exclusively on all track and wire connections. I will continue reading your information Ray. Thanks to both of you for getting back with help. Larry

Hi all I'm new to the G scale trains but have been around O a long time. I definitely have a lot to learn in G. I'm in the process of building a small garden layout around 20' by 40 '. The lay out will have a outer loop and a inner loop both connected with switches allowing trains to go from the inner loop to the outer loop and return. All track is LGB brass. Outer all R-5 inner has some R-3 track. The USA Power 10 transformers are the ones with a short remote cord for controlling speed , brake, direction and momentum. I recently at York purchased the DCS system with the WiFi . Being a Legacy guy I have all the DCS stuff to learn (I do have a copy of latest Barry book) It's like learning spanish sometimes???? I would appreciate assistance on the following questions: Can I use a USA Power 10 transformer for each loop? Can the DCS system be used with the USA Transformers? If so, how would the 2 transformers be connected to the tiu? When running non DCS trains can I just unplug the tiu and run them with the small remote on the USA Power 10 on the separate loops? If I have stated anything that is incorrect please advise. I am at the start of a learning curve here. I'll stop there. I have about 1000 questions but I don't want you guys/gals to run me off with my 1st post. Thanks Larry Erwin TN.