Progress Update – Update
Wiring about 60% done.
Its a minimalist post tonight. Its late, I’m tired and the pictures are pretty much self explanatory…
-T.
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I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!
Posted by: Tim | 06-02-2009 | 10:06 PM
Posted in: Latest Posts | Track Construction | wiring
Your photos are really interesting. As it happens, I too have been installing Tortoises on my layout. I find that taking into account all prep work, it takes me nearly an hour for each Tortoise. Well worth it though – I really don’t like any of the other switch motors.
Nice work Tim. Very neatly done, no spaghetti factory under the Bronx Terminal.
Tim,
Are you using your track bus to power all the tortoises? Or, am I just looking at a dedicated power bus for the tortoises right now?
Dustin
Hi Dustin,
I will be using a dedicated power supply for all the DS-64’s, which in turn power the Tortoises. The wiring you see now connecting the machines to the main bus lines are for power routing to the frogs, which is being done by the contacts on the Tortoises.
-T.
Hiya,
Amasing work, has given me some ideas for my own work!
Your track work is so complicated and looks amasing !!
will definatly be following this project !
Nikki