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This has been an awful week, for reasons I won’t dwell on. But as is often the case, I attempted to wrest control over my life by relaxing with my trains this weekend. And, as is increasingly the case, this attempt led me only to frustration. Before me are four models that have issues. [...] This is the third in a series of articles (title above notwithstanding) about getting a Kato KIHA 110 working with DCC. In this first part, I hooked a decoder up to the motor, and got basic functionality going. In the installment, I outlined how wiring headlights for DCC works in principle. In this article, [...] Read the prelude to this article. Update (31 Dec 2009, 10:41AM) Corrected the schematic illustration showing how to connect a decoder to LEDs. The LEDs were connected backwards, oops! Update (21 Feb 2008, 10:07PM) In an earlier draft, I noted that the two endcars were treated completely differently. This, as I quickly realized, is [...] I should know better than to say things on this site like ‘I’ll post tomorrow that…’ or ‘Next week I will…’. I’m a grad student, which means I don’t really have a lot of time, generally speaking. Things slip, it’s a fact of life. Modeling hasn’t slipped so much as blogging. Which means I’ve [...] Just before the winter holiday, I ordered and received a new bit of rolling stock, Kato’s キハ (KiHa—the designation for standard class diesel passenger cars) 110 diesel multiple unit (DMU—and yes, it’s hard to call a single car a multiple unit, but that’s what it is). Say hello! I need a little warm-up [...] |
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