Temporary loss of power - Peco point and Seep motor.
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Loco keeps stopping on the frog.
[user=312]Chubber[/user] wrote:Abandon the a.c. output of the various controllers and get some more volts in there. I have habitually used an ex printer power supply, regulated at 18 volts, so however many point motors you are firing at once the unit steps up to the mark. They must stop be available somewhere, as must other regulated P.U s.
As long as the rated voltage of the CDU Caps isn't exceeded. Otherwise expensive noises for a very short time.
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Cheers Pete.
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Terry
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Cheers Pete.
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[user=312]Chubber[/user] wrote:Abandon the a.c. output of the various controllers and get some more volts in there. I have habitually used an ex printer power supply, regulated at 18 volts, so however many point motors you are firing at once the unit steps up to the mark. They must stop be available somewhere, as must other regulated P.U s.
As long as the rated voltage of the CDU Caps isn't exceeded. Otherwise expensive noises for a very short time.
More volts [within reason] means no CDU needed.
D
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The minimal contact overlap on N gauge msut be similar to the equally small overlap of the contact wipers on OO Code 75 double slips where the 'loose screw' method saved my sanity years ago [reputedly!]This problem is quite common in N gauge due to the limited stroke but your OO I think, looking at your layout thread I wonder if it's to do with the extra long operating wire going through the wooden mounting blocks causing a bit of spring back at the end of the stroke.
Doug
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Terry Pl-10E is available and one can extend the standard pin on PL-10 using these
I'm catching up here Terry - you said the extension pins Sol linked to are a tad expensive - I thought so too until I noticed the price is for 6 of them - i.e around £2 each. I don't think that's bad.
A word of warning - those extension pins don't fit SEEP motors - SEEP motor operating rods are thinner than Peco ones it seems !
'Petermac
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It's a long time since I fitted mine but as I recall it's about the current delivered at or above a certain voltage. This is why a CDU will drive multiple combined points but the power supply alone rated at the same Voltage will not (cannot meet the required current for multiple coils).[user=2170]Colin W[/user] wrote:[user=312]Chubber[/user] wrote:Abandon the a.c. output of the various controllers and get some more volts in there. I have habitually used an ex printer power supply, regulated at 18 volts, so however many point motors you are firing at once the unit steps up to the mark. They must stop be available somewhere, as must other regulated P.U s.
As long as the rated voltage of the CDU Caps isn't exceeded. Otherwise expensive noises for a very short time.
More volts [within reason] means no CDU needed.
D
One way to think about is to remember the static charge you can generate by rubbing a balloon, kilovolts of potential and enough to make hair stand on end but not enough charge (and hence current) to harm a fly.
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Cheers Pete.
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Incidentally, I was reading the Blocksignalling website to try to ascertain (without success) the strength of their "Mega" CDU, of which I have an example. It appears that this is lower than 4400uF but I do not know what. Anyway, the website recommends that, in order to maximise the effect of the CDU, you aim to reduce the resistance in the wiring as much as possible, using 16/0.2mm wire for normal runs and 32/0.2mm for runs over 6 feet. I have used 16/0.2mm for my long runs and can drive 2 points successfully with the Gaugemaster units where the Blocksignalling units came up a bit short.
I know this has nothing to do with SEEP motors but I wonder if the wiring is the issue here???
Barry
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Cheers Pete.
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