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Sunday, May 18, 2008   You Are Here: Builder's Logs

Author: Tom Farin Created: 4/11/2008 7:31 AM This railroad is designed to be a radio controlled battery powered layout. However, all electricity used by the railroad will be provided using off-grid solar power. Engine Conversion #1 - Aristocraft 0-4-0 Switcher By Tom Farin on4/20/2008 6:39 PM This will step you through the conversion of an Aristocraft 0-4-0 switcher to battery power. Comments (0) More... Battery Conversion #1 - Battery Box Car By Tom Farin on4/20/2008 4:49 PM Step by step on construction of my first battery conversion - an Aristocraft Classic South Pacific Coast battery car. Comments (0) More... Radio Control Equipment Options By Tom Farin on4/20/2008 8:45 AM This post will discuss radio control options I considered, and why I chose to follow the path I did. Comments (0) More... Radio Control Battery Power By Tom Farin on4/17/2008 6:39 PM This entry will lay out the options and decisions as I move toward radio control battery power for the NPC. Comments (2) More... Off-Grid Garden Railroad Objective By Tom Farin on4/11/2008 10:47 AM This summarizes the objectives of an off-grid solar system. It includes some condensed forum member responses, and my responses to them. Originally posted to the R/C Battery forum on 4/3/07 Comments (0) More... Components of Sophisticated Off-Grid Solar System By Tom Farin on4/11/2008 10:43 AM This post goes through the various components that might be found in an off-grid solar system Comments (0) More... Solar Yard Light Project By Tom Farin on4/11/2008 10:13 AM This entry relates a solar yard light to an off-grid solar system. Then it discusses conversion of a string of low voltage yard lights using incandescent lighting to individual solar power and LED lighting. Comments (0) More... Builder's Log Search All Blogs4-4-0 Repaint and ModificationEast Broad Top (Kevin Strong's) project logsHoward Maculsay Builder's LogsLive Steam Mason Boogie Mason Bogie Building Log by BearswoodNorth Pacific Coast Garden Railroad - Tom FarinScratch built locomotives by Joel MillerShad's Builder's LogTJ's Builder's LogsUP GE 4500HP gas turbine."GTEL 4500" KeywordsPhrase Archive < May 2008 > Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Monthly April, 2008 Builder's Log List View All Recent Entries 4-4-0 Repaint and Modification East Broad Top (Kevin Strong's) project logs Howard Maculsay Builder's Logs Live Steam Mason Boogie Mason Bogie Building Log by Bearswood North Pacific Coast Garden Railroad - Tom Farin Building on the Cheap General RR Information NPC Bridges Ponds and Water Features Prototype Research Railroad Infrastructure Railroad Power and Solar Roadbed Construction San Anselmo San Rafael Scratch built locomotives by Joel Miller Shad's Builder's Log TJ's Builder's Logs UP GE 4500HP gas turbine."GTEL 4500"

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