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Woodie, now work with me slow in take of air, now hold it, let it out slowly yes, do that a couple of more times and you will be in your happy spot, all is good! See I am a willow, this works every time when the struggle becomes real. All silliness aside, I plan on having dead wire over head and I am totally committed to r/c battery, the On30 railroad has 38 locos all r/c battery, there is NO other way. At this point I do not see any kind of wire for at least a year. This railroad is a creative journey, even though I am turning 70 I see no rush to finish it any time soon. Now if I can get Ryan to post the photos I sent him you all could see what I am doing. In the mean time, I have to go finish getting the On30 ready for Saturday's ops session, I can't disappoint the guys.Later,Steve
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Good morning Si, Well at least it is for me but not overly sure it is for you, since reading your last post. Well it is a bright and sunny day here and the temps are around 50F just a perfect day to go into the shop and cut ties for the railroad, no cares, no worries, and no discussion with myself about over head wire.Do enjoy the day I am and I have it on good authority that my friend Ryan Vigus will soon be posting some shots of my 3/8's work.That's all,Steve
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OK Steve, dead overhead wire...that's alright but please have the wheel/shoe/pantograph actually touching the wire. I wuz just a' thinkin' (bad thing to do) that it would be neat to observe the occasional spark from overhead. Actually, it seems that running traction with live overhead and grounded rail is the most "real" way that a model railroad could run. Us nuts with r/c steam are having fun but the live overhead is real!
Just another "my opinion" line of BS...just have fun and run a train today.
Woodie
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running traction with live overhead and grounded rail is the most "real" way that a model railroad could run
Easiest to wire also: no gaps, no reversing loops, no shorts at switches, no insulated wheel sets. What is not to like with it?.
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Steve
If I can get organized I will post an article from the May 20th 1911 issue of the Mining & Scientific Press on an electric railway system which
A no overhead wire
B no Batteries
C no onboard generator
D no 3rd rail
E power via rails
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Can anyone find the link here to "Sparky"? the thread with minimal overhead , and real sparks?
Remember that one Woodie?
Herb
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to have a bit of operating catenary !
