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Shown are track plans for Bobot’s Model Railroads. Both are way too track-heavy, but at the time I was trying to get maximum track in minimum space and was buying trains like they were going out of style. I have learned a lot, and next time there will be much more landscaping and much less…

Supplemental Info for Model Railroad Speedometer – Part 2

Feb 15, 2018

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Bobot

in Electronics, Model Railroading

This post contains supplemental information for my YouTube video titled “Model Railroad Speedometer – Part 2”

Supplemental Info for Model Railroad Speedometer Arduino Circuit

Mar 11, 2017

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Bobot

in Electronics, Model Railroading

This post contains supplemental information for my YouTube video titled “Model Railroad Speedometer Arduino Circuit – Part 1” My project is based off initial work by Steve Spence on his YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/sspence65 Here is a diagram of the circuit: I have done a full re-write of the Arduino code to include the following features: Here…

Supplemental Info for Constant Current LED Lighting Circuit

Sep 27, 2015

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Bobot

in Electronics, Model Railroading

This post contains supplemental information for my YouTube video titled:“LED Lighting in MTH O-Gauge Passenger Car” Schematic: Note that I am using one 47-ohm resistor (R1) across the Vout and Adj pins on my LM317T voltage regulator so it acts as a “current” regulator. This is for my LED strip which has 150 ohm resistors…

“This is Macdonald Carey…”

Jul 30, 2013

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Bobot

in Media

Old cassette tapes from a long time ago…what do you expect? I guess I need to explain this…or maybe I shouldn’t… Back around 1978 or 1979 we had just moved to a new house. New house, new school, new friends…or should I say “no” friends. The summer was spent mostly hanging around the house and…