Every time I put it back together, something else broke.
At last, back on the rails.
Oh, shoot. The headlight is out and I forgot to put the pilot back on.
Slow down double check your work. Next thing you will for get is the wheels. Later RJD
Wheels? That’s where all this started. Had a wheel out of sync. Broke the screw head off… Things went down hill from there.
Tom, well its like that sometimes. Fix A and B breaks. Fix B and C breaks. Fix C and then you notice D, that caused A, that lead to B and…
I sure hate the alphabet. Looks and sounds good now Tom. Like your tank cars too.
I borrowed cars from Sully to make up the train.
He had some people coming to see the garden Thursday, so I went out Wednesday to make sure the track was clear and had continuity and and and.
But it was cold and windy and I hadn’t worn a warm enough jacket, so I said, “How 'bout we forget this and just run a battery loco tomorrow?”
Aw, that’s cheatin’! Just think of all the satisfaction one gets fixing loose track connectors, cleaning and bending over all the plants and features to fix everything. Those elevated layouts look better and better to me!..even for plant maintenance. Your layout looks great Tom.
Today, we set up for a show and I ran it. “Oh, shoot, forgot to look at the lights.”
Had some time, so I took the top of the boiler off, probed around, didn’t see anything wrong… Oh, poop. There’s a switch on the bottom labeled “LIGHTS On/Off.”
Lights are working now
Tom, don’t you just hate when that happens?
I had a friend who replaced all the electrical system on his motorcycle before I pointed out that his kill switch was “off.”
oops!
Electronic troubleshooting 101; Is it plugged in? Is it turned on?
Somedays I still miss one of those steps, at first.