I had mentioned earlier that "Wire Glue" doesn't seem to work. User error. As James Bond might say, it must be "stirred not shaken". I should have stirred the stuff before I used it. All the good stuff had settled to the bottom of the jar. Once stirred well, it works...
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| "Stirred, Not Shaken" |
Not only does it stick, it's hard to remove. Lot's of applications for conductive glue. I'm gonna try it again on a decoder installation. I'll let you know.
I think I mentioned the new traffic pattern on the layout. I've been running test trains back and forth checking for derailments and any other nasties that lurk along the right of way. I usually mark the issue with a Sharpie right on the side of the roadbed where it happened.
After trying several single locomotives on the test train I pulled out my "secret weapon". A diesel the book "Diesels of Eddystone" called "Hauling Fool". I have a set of ER Baldwin "sharks" that are phenomenal performers. I found that I could haul a twenty car train up any grade on the mainline, including the 3% or so of The Slide with three of these beasts on the headend...
I usually run them as a quartet, but one of the B units is ailing. Not sure of the maximum they'll take up The Hill as twenty cars is the average length of a train on the All East. The length is restricted by the capacity of the yard tracks. Thirty would be the absolute max.
The sharks are able to pull a train at a constant speed whether going uphill or down. They are "the bar" that I would like to raise all my motive power to, steam and diesel. I'm working on it.
Regards,
Frank Musick
Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
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