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Complete Book of Model Railway Electronics by Roger Amos
Complete Book of Model Railway Electronics by Roger Amos
Hard Cover w/DJ
255 pages
Copyright 1990
CONTENTS
Introduction9
Part 1 - Introductory projects
Chapter I - Diode protection for sidings12
Chapter 2 - LED indicator for protected siding14
Part 2 - Controllers
Chapter 3 - Simple closed-loop controller19
Chapter 4 - High-performance closed-loop controller24
Chapter 5 - Unusual pulse width modulation controller26
Chapter 6 - Sophisticated PWM controller31
Part 3 - Accessories for controllers
Chapter 7 - Overload cut-out37
Chapter 8 - Voltage control - `inertia simulator'39
Chapter 9 - Bidirectional converter unit42
Chapter 10 - 'Autostop' unit for automatic gentle stops and starts45
Chapter 11 - Speedometer50
Part 4 - Train detection
Chapter 12 - Train detection by magnet-operated reed switches54
Chapter 13 - Simple track circuits59
Chapter 14 - Bidirectional track circuits65
Part 5 - Automatic signalling and turnout (points) control
Chapter 15 - Basic colour-light signalling systems76
Chapter 16 - Semaphore signalling and turnout (points) operation83
Chapter 17 - Manual override85
Chapter 18 - Simulated manual signalling88
Chapter 19 - Overlapping of blocks90
Chapter 20 - Junction signalling93
Chapter 21 - `Theatre' indicator98
Chapter 22 - Flashing yellow aspects103
Chapter 23 - Route setting107
Part 6 - Automatic train control projects
Chapter 24 - Automatic reversing loop111
Chapter 25 - 'Autoslow'114
Chapter 26 - Active interlock116
Chapter 27 - Automatic station stops119
Chapter 28 - Block section control122
Chapter 29 - Progressive cab control125
Part 7 - Train lighting
Chapter 30 - Head and tail lamps using LEDs134
Chapter 31 - High-frequency coach lighting136
Chapter 32 - Battery-based train lighting143
Part 8 - Sound effects
Chapter 33 - Simple audio power amplifier148
Chapter 34 - Steam whistle or horn152
Chapter 35 - Exhaust steam sound (`Chuffer)154
Chapter 36 - On-train sound reproduction157
Part 9 - Practical appendices
Appendix 1 - Tools needed for electronic projects160
Appendix 2 - How to make an effective soldered joint162
Appendix 3 - Methods of construction164
Appendix 4 - The resistance/capacitance colour code and preferred values 166
Appendix 5 - Characteristics of some popular semi-conductors168
Appendix 6 - Fault finding171
Appendix 7 - Where to get electronic components175
Part 10 - Theoretical appendices
Appendix 8 - Current, voltage, resistance and power178
Appendix 9 - Ac, capacitance and inductance183
Appendix 10 - Electrical properties of dc motors190
Appendix 11 - Semi-conductor diodes194
Appendix 12 - Transistors202
Appendix 13 - Transistor/transistor logic (TTL)214
Appendix 14 - Timers238
Appendix 15 - Operational amplifiers244
Epilogue251
Index253
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION:
When the first volume of Roger Amos's Practical Electronics for Railway Modellers appeared, it broke new ground in the hobby. Coinciding with a general upturn in the awareness of electronics and their application to model railways in particular, it led many enthusiasts to experiment with such techniques for the first time, and so successful was it that a second volume was published in 1985. Now both are superseded by this combined volume, which embodies the best from the previous books, thoroughly revised and updated in the light of recent advances in techniques and components, and much completely new material.
What has made the books so successful is their accessibility to newcomers, for while the average railway modeller is a competent electrician, paradoxically he often finds the subject of electronics totally baffling. However, in this book Roger Amos has been careful to introduce the novice to the subject by means of simple projects, following which he will soon be able to tackle those more advanced. These deal with basic control and detection of trains, through signalling systems of increasing complexity and the automatic operation of the layout, to such additional touches of realism as train lighting and sound effects.
Comprehensive appendices are both practical and theoretical, and the projects - 36 in all - are supported by almost 150 diagrams. The Complete Book of Model Railway Electronics is just that, and like its predecessors will become the essential handbook for anyone interested in the enhancement of layout operation and the remarkable degree of realism that can consequently be achieved.
Roger Amos has spent his life involved in communications of various kinds, as a technical journalist for the Central Office of Information, a minister in the Baptist church, and currently running his own public relations consultancy specialising in the publicity needs of high-technology industries. As well as the two books already mentioned, he collaborated with Martin Cock on Computer Projects for Railway Modellers, also published by PSL.
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