Controlling More Functions on your Railroad

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March 7, 2016

Thanks to electronic technology it is not only possible to control more functions on your layout, but it’s possible to add lots of exciting new features without using up precious layout space, or it costing you an arm an a leg. Digital technology is not only very clever, and very small, it is also surprisingly inexpensive for what it does. A small micro controller can easily be programmed to perform a number of tasks. This video explains more.

Here is another video with actual examples.

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One Response to Controlling More Functions on your Railroad

Dennis says:

March 8, 2016 at 5:26 am

Troy,

Google NMRA. There you will find the weights for rolling stock.

For HO the rule of thumb is 1 ounce + 1/2 ounce for each extra 1 inch in length,

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