Imported Directly from Scandinavia!
If you are a model railroader interested in adding some nice special features to your layout, or just upgrading the train control, etc, then this is the book for you.
If you already have experienced several years in the exiting model railroad hobby, then this is the perfect "Cook Book" for quick reference on how to do it in most cases of electronics.
Book 4: Extra bonus project 1: Booster and Interface with Feedback
Book 4: Extra bonus project 2: The Märklin 7051 Crane converted to DCC
Table Of Contents
Introduction
Information Sources, Tool Tips for Beginners, Tips for Electronics Novices, Instrument Tips, Tips for Working with Surface Components (SMD)
Digital Construction Project for 2-Rail Systems
NMRA-DCC, NMRAF 0 Universal Control Module, NMRAF 1 Locomotive Detector for All Scales, NMRAF 2 Switch Decoder, NMRAF 3 Alternative Switch Decoder.
NMRAF 4 Decoder for Four Switch Motors, NMRAF 5 Stationary Decoder for One to Four Switches, NMRAF 6 Decoder for Two Switch Motors, NMRAF 7 Universal Booster with 3A Output
Building and Operating with 3R-Digital Märklin-Motorola Switch Decoder for Tight Quarters, Decoder for Märklin sheet metal, turntable No. 7186, Decoder for Märklin crane, No. 7051
Decoder for three-way switches, F1-F4 function decoder for engines and cars, Detector with bistable outputs, Flashing end-of-train lighting for Märklin systems
General Construction Tips (Analog projects) End-of-train lighting with quick-charging, Gold Cap capacitors, Adapter for bipolar switches, Dual braking for electric vehicles
Component Descriptions Electrical symbols, Bulb guide, Special integrated circuits (ICs), CMOS circuits with buffer gates
Minitips
A large number of small tips are spread throughout the book. You will find the following minitips in this book:
Quick guide for determining parallel resistance Substituting parallel with series resistance Voltage divider & Full- and half-wave rectifying Calculating capacitance in AC circuits Warning-High Voltage! Voltage regulation for AC motors
Reducing motor power voltage Common electrical formulas Voltage converter for low-voltage motors Reduce voltage with diode, bridge rectifiers Logic probe for TTL and CMOS
Simple switching controller H-bridge for 1 and LGB scales Remote controlled coach lighting H-bridge for HO scale Control of three-way switches with NMRAF
Using NMRAF 2 for three-way switches H-bridge for N scale DC operations with third-rail digital systems IR transmitter testing instrument Controlling switches with locomotive detectors
Coach lighting for AC operations Coach lighting for N and HO scales DC controller without PWM pulse Address change for DELTA decoders Pulse controller for HO
The DELTA control unit can easily serves as a booster DELTA as a 2R digital booster Controlling locomotive lighting with DELTA How to make your own DELTA stationary controller How to make your own DELTA handheld controller
Rutger Friberg is Model Railroad and Electronics editor in the leading Scandinavian MR Magazine "Allt om Hobby" since more than 20 years. Rutger is also author of a series of books in the area of MR Technology as well as co-author of Hobby and Technology books in Scandinavia.
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