As I believe I mentioned above, if your install is for three clocks or fewer on a NCE system, the Logic Rails Technologies FCR-N is cost-effective versus a stand-alone system. It’s certainly easy to install. Here’s how the two that I installed looked, one at either end of the main layout room, then a close-up. I mounted them in the recommended Raido Shack 270-1805 project box.
I plan to add one more in the next room where the Cascade Branch and the dispatacher reside. I’ll also tidy up the too taut wiring at the second clock once I get another patch block and extend it a little.
Thanks, but BTDT. The 555 clock mods are obsolescent, plus I found very little on where people had made successful hacks from start to finish.
This one was attractive, but as I noted, doesn’t really become competitive with the Rail Logic clocks until you need more than 3. Even then, by the time you include build time for the system it is still not attarctive until you need about half a dozen.
Nah, no signals, please.[:O] My narrowgauge is modern, but I just don’t want to go there. Might work on the standard gauge, but it’s a secondary main that is relatively lightly traveled so not too plausible. I’m more interested in JMRI for Decorder Pro, car forwarding, etc. If I ever get the itch to signal, I do have an expert on signals to consult with, though. He works with my wife at the big U and teaches the class on signals in the RR engineering program.
The animation thing could be interesting. I sure wouldn’t mind have the computer run the passenger trains, while I get to run a way freight dodging them. I’ll have to think about that.[;)]
