They work! They work! After almost 12 years...

Peter,

thats really great!  They look good...and they work!!  Thanks for sharing!  Looks like lots of fun!

That's a good result after all those years. No maintenance was needed?

Glad to hear they still work Peter!

They started right up.....I was worried that the alignment would be off due to Atlas track... but, it doesn't matter!

 

I'm thrilled! After 15 months of switch wiring, it's good to switch to accessories!

 

It was getting boring under here:

 

 

 

 

 

 

My wiring buddy, Max, was thrilled too!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter

That's good to hear!

Enjoy them PETE, very cool indeed.

Way back then there was talk of a sensor on one of the units sticking out far enough to foul the drive rods on certain steam engines. Do you have any trouble with that?

Roy......the clearance for the sensors is pretty good......However, I have to admit that since they have always been located off the main, the only engines through them were Geeps and the only steamer may have been the K-Line Collector Club Pennsy A5 switcher.

 

Peter

I love it when something that has not been used in a long time works without any "hiccups". It doesn't happen often, so I understand your enthusiasm.

Great stuff,Peter!

Norm

Sweet nectar!  Command controlled accessories are a blast.  What a great way to add more fun to functional fun.

One of the things I have always felt good about were my Lionel engines and accessories.  Whether it was postwar or modern they just seem to keep ticking away.  I have flat worn some out, but with good care they will last over the years.

 

Peter, it looks like miles to go on the wiring of your layout.  I don't recall seeing any pictures of your progress.  Did I miss some?

Wood......that's just it.......It can be discouraging....the layout has looked the same for 2 years. May through December/January is modular group time.....working on the modules, getting ready for displays and actually manning the layout.....

 

Last January (2014), I started wiring my 20+ Atlas switches. You may (or may not) remember that in April of 2014, I realized that my ZWL and Z4000 were out of phase and I was delivering probably 30+ volts to the Atlas switch machines, burning them out and melting the RossBed.  I ordered 25 D1000s from Steve at Ross at York and in February, I finally finished the re-wiring all the Atlas switches to 3 AIUs. Then I wired the 5 switches on the 3rd level to an SC-2.

 

I am now started on accessories.

Then scenic details and structures.

Lastly, the ballast.

3 years if I'm lucky.

 

Peter

 

 

Good news is always welcome to hear. I always looked at the culvert set as a temperamental accessory but I found that if you set the voltage in the right spot, they will function reliably. Having luck on some old operating things as well. Have not started the switch wiring but expect to start and finish it next season. The critical switches are usually on the mainline while sidings can be done afterwards.

 

Peter,

 

Look at it this way. I'm still laying track. Jerry is just now making plans to build his train room. You're miles ahead of most of the guys in the club.

 

Gilly

Peter,

This is great to hear.

 

I have a CC Culvert Loader and Unloader that I will soon be putting on my completely redone layout.  I bought them new when they first came out.  They have been in their boxes ever since.

 

I hope I have the same success that you have had when I get mine wired up.

Good things come to those who wait.  Great news Peter! 

Nice to see them working.   Those are fun accessories, I have a pair of the CC ones as well.  I had to do a little "tweaking" to get 100% operation, but not too bad.

 

Peter - that's just it.......It can be discouraging....

 

I got that...  I just dare someone to start a topic on discouragement!!!  LOL LOL..  I think we would be blindsided by the comments. 

 

You have the good fortune to be amongst members who are working together on modules.  That's got to be fun.  Someone posted a beautiful video about a train museum with a spectacular HO layout.  One of my comments was how nice it would be to work with others and combine the talents of so many to accomplish something so beautiful. 

 

I get discouraged when I have to learn a whole new talent to accomplish something on my layout.  The learning curve certainly takes more time than the project.  So the party moves slowly.  Fortunately my layout is not that large, a little less then 300 sq. ft.   Not small but not gigantic.  I am so grateful for that.  I have been working on mine for the last 9 years.  However, after being on this forum the learning curve has become very steep.  I see such magnificent work and want to emulate.   Almost everything on my layout I have had to redo and redo and redo.... But it is coming along and I enjoy learning.  I keep telling myself I'm fighting off dementia... 

 

We may never get there, but we have already gotten somewhere....

It's good you got them out and going again and also good that they still worked without having to do a lot of fiddling with them. I have the pair ordered from the latest Lionel catalog. Looking forward to getting them, they look like pretty nice accessories.

great news!

That's great Peter. I'm glad that they worked and work well.

 

I had an original set of them back in the 1950's and had so much trouble with them then, that I didn't get this set when it came out. Just plain scared because of the alignment and everything else. It's great to see that they worked.

 

Gerry

Nice Job on the Layout wire. It looks very neat and orderly.   Always a Joy to bring something out of  Hibernation, and have it work as it should.  It’s also a good feeling to know any problems that do arise can always be resolved, right here - on this Forum…

Scratch your wiring buddy’s ears… I’ll bet he will like that.

Thanks for posting..

K.C.

Good news Peter.  When you're in the midst of it, everything seems to be going so slow. And then one day you look back a smile at what you accomplished.  It's a fun hobby.

Great news, Peter.