tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post533400224647768334..comments2024-03-28T22:24:18.546+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: Peco SL-E496 pointUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-37883626200348030432011-08-23T22:01:39.285+00:002011-08-23T22:01:39.285+00:00Good to see you doing NG again, even if it is just...Good to see you doing NG again, even if it is just a "Pizza". <br /><br />The wire is to feed the frog/vee via a switch working with the point blades (i.e. on the motor or operating lever), standard practice with 009. While the blades will make sufficient contact now, at some point once laid, painted, and ballasted, and probably during an exhibition, the electrons will stop flowing!Michael Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09740155011466713811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-68458406033494822002011-08-23T21:14:24.247+00:002011-08-23T21:14:24.247+00:00About the wire. The switch blades get their juice ...About the wire. The switch blades get their juice from the stock rails. Over time grime will get in between and interrupt the electric flow. <br /><br />By means of a polarity switch you can shove the juice down that wire to keep the switch blades live. <br /><br />Otherwise, a bit of track cleaning now and then is in order.<br /><br />(I wait to be shot down if I got it wrong)David Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830548016212244765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-45307731078663834742011-08-23T18:34:55.709+00:002011-08-23T18:34:55.709+00:00The Minitrains stuff might be a bit plasticy out o...The Minitrains stuff might be a bit plasticy out of the box but that's because it's cheap. A coat of paint will help enormously. However I do plan to add some Parkside stuff and an RT Models Lister does look very appealing.Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-52847543312036787672011-08-23T14:56:37.249+00:002011-08-23T14:56:37.249+00:00Watching with interest. I've always liked the ...Watching with interest. I've always liked the "pizza" format. Not so sure about the Minitrains loco and rolling stock, however. RT Models appears to be developing a nice range of OO9 kits if something a bit less "plasticy" appeals.<br /><br />--JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com