Jeff, congratulations on the first run on some wire! It just zipped right along!!
Been putting up new shelves.
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Assembling my Team Track Models- based Johnson Controls Battery semi trailers.
Plus getting ready for wheels and landing gear for the remaining trailers.
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Last run of the year around the family Christmas tree. Lionel’s brand new 2-6-2 Prairie 531 takes its final turns on our Christmas Carpet Central Railway. Its hauling a consist of Lionel silver and red archived Madison cars produced circa 1991. The engine is a flawless replica of the old Lionel Corporation’s 675/2025 made in 1946. This model runs as smooth as the original. Good job Lionel.
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@ScoutingDad posted:@Dave Ripp. Dave I have the same issue as you - cannot leave well enough alone. Just ideas - consider some elevation change with the houses, consider curving the streets or rotating the streets 45 degrees or so, with your garages I am seeing the alley ways common in Chicago .
As for me - got some trolley wire up and the trolley re-wired to take power from the overhead. A short video. For whatever reason the trolley pole wheels (those that contact the wire will not conduct.) However if I offset the wire on either side of the wheel I get power to operate the trolley - YEAH!!! Obviously not good enough to run, but the concept is proven. Now to the engineering work. I may have to buy new trolley poles which will conduct through the wheels or get a slider shoe.
Soldering the trolley wire to the poles is not too bad, if you can figure out how to approach the job. My wire had a couple of kinks which is proving not so good. Also getting enough tension is another challenge. For this I will need to install a vertical pole at the end of the line. However, for a first "see if I can do this" not too bad overall.
That's why utilities put guy wires and poles at the end of the run. I would actually make yours so that you can adjust the tension. Run the guy-line cable down under the bench with a screw eye and nut that can be adjusted. The curved section is probably where you will have the most play in the catenary.
Looks good otherwise.
Bob
Bob, the tension adjustment is a good idea. The pole needs to be beyond the lift out portion of the trolley track / wire. I should be able to rig a hook and loop on the wire to keep the moveable aspect. That would make the tension adjustment straightforward. Thanks. Jeff. I will need to pull on the wire while soldering in place to keep wire movement between poles to a minimum.
