18 January 2012 Crew: Gary, Jacob & Barry
DCC - LocoNet
Gary reset the DCS100 OPSW 005 to 'c', after remembering the CONFIG light blinked 8x/sec on Saturday. It then correctly
flashed once/4 sec.
Barry disconnected the std and narrow gauge loconet cables, and connected a 3 plug RJ12 port under the
layout near the fan. Gary sheathed the line from the DCS100 with aluminum foil, to connect to the new tri-port. Barry
routed the sheathed LocoNet cable up through a new hole at the top of the DCC cabinet, instead of through the previous
hole through the back which also included routing of all the command station track power lines. The sheathed cable also
had a ground wire attached to it and connected to the ground terminal in the DCC cabinet. A cable with an RJ12
jack was connected to the back of the first NG fascia RJ12 dual ports, and inserting the jack. Another
cable connected the previous Std Gauge ports (which had been teed to the NG) with a RJ12 jack.
Barry also disconnected the line to the RF box on the ceiling from the end of the NG LocoNet under Gunnison. Instead, he
dropped a new cable from the IR box (hanging above the helix), between the masonite backdrop sheets between the helix and
the Royal Gorge, routed beneath the benchwork to the new tri-port jack (connected with an RJ12 plug). The IR box was still
daisy-chained to the RF box hanging in the middle of the room.
Barry tried a throttle on RF, it worked. So far, so good. We'll have to see how it goes with more connected. On Saturday,
operating on RF was totally unresponsive.
Gary mounted clips under the fascia to re-hang new LocoNet to reconnect the SG line. Currently, it is only connected at the
first two ports. New cable will be sheathed, grounded and replace the old cable.
Mear's Junction
Jacob worked on the Poncha Creek riverbed scenery and lanscape.
11 January 2012 Crew: Gary, Jacob & Barry
07 January 2012 Crew: Gary, Hal, Jacob, Gerry & Barry
04 January 2012 Crew: Gary
DCC - LocoNet
A lot of experimentation and trouble-shooting. NG seems to work 90% when disconnected, although throttle info sometimes
drop connection and needs to be urged to remember packet data, by either clicking a knob or re-entering "LOCO" and "ENTER"
buttons.
Upcoming Operations
Tracks were cleaned and trains set up for operations next week.
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