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pamgb1963		#1 Posted : 23 October 2019 22:21:59(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 30/04/2013(UTC) Posts: 11 Location: Porto		I'm thinking to build a layout with Trix Express track, four steam locomotives each one with a 1N4001 diode inside, four hand controllers and a single tansformer, exactly like the Faller AMS half wave DC system. It seems very interesting, I wonder if someone have had the same idea! Paulo Barbosa

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kweekalot		#2 Posted : 23 October 2019 23:01:07(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 27/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,437 Location: Holland		Hallo Paulo. Welcome to the forum. I'm also into Trix Express, mainly 1935 - 1970, but I never run more than 2 TE loco's at the same time. Not sure, but your idea with the diodes maybe might work. Marco
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kimballthurlow		#3 Posted : 24 October 2019 00:08:25(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 18/03/2007(UTC) Posts: 6,668 Location: Brisbane, Australia		Welcome Paulo. I noted this from the signage at the DB Museum annexe in Koblenz, when visiting one year ago. There is a large operating Trix Express layout on the second floor of the main building. I have never seen it. Perhaps they have an enthusiast Club who run it regularly on Museum open days. Kimball
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pamgb1963		#4 Posted : 24 October 2019 01:08:33(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 30/04/2013(UTC) Posts: 11 Location: Porto		Hi Marco, I think it can work well, in the same way as Faller AMS cars do. It needs 8 diodes, 4 hand controllers, 4 locomotives and a transformer. You can see the electronic schematic I have drew in my album. Paulo Barbosa


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Alsterstreek		#5 Posted : 25 October 2019 12:30:21(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 5,669 Location: Hybrid Home		Originally Posted by: kimballthurlow Perhaps they have an enthusiast Club who run it regularly on Museum open days. They do (e.g., every second Saturday in November 2019): http://trixexpressclub.de/Termine-2019
		Greetz - Ak My current "layout": https://www.marklin-user...aigne-Project#post592818

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