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Electrical Handbook for Model Railroaders By Paul Mallery Hard Cover 1955
Electrical Handbook for Model Railroaders By Paul Mallery
Hard Cover
Copyright 1955 Simmons-Boardman Publishing
260 Pages
CONTENTS
SECTIONPAGE
1 BASIC ELECTRICITY 1
Voltage, Current, Resistance, Ohms's Law, Power, Magnets.
2 ELECTRICAL DEVICES 12
Switches, Resistors, Rheostats, Lamps, Fuses, Circuit Breakers, Meters, Transformers, Capacitors.
3 MOTORS 43
4 LOCOMOTIVE CONTROLS 54
Direction, Speed, Protection, Meters, Pulse Power.
5 COMMON RAIL 63
6 TURNOUTS AND SPECIAL TRACKWORK 68
Power Feed, Contacts, Turnouts in Tandem, Triple Switches, Slip Switches, Crossovers.
7 TRACK SECTIONS 77
Section Size, Number, Rail Gaps, Designation of Sections, Turnouts, and Rails.
8 CAB CONTROL 90
Two Cabs, Tower Cab Control, Engineer Cab Control, Route Cab Control.
9 REVERSING LOOPS AND WYES 100
10 WIRING 110
Wire, Insulation, Connections, Running Leads, Cables, Terminals, Records.
11 POWER SUPPLIES 130
Rectifiers, Transformers, Generators, Storage Batteries, Protection, Mounting, Filters.
12 RELAYS 148
Windings, Contacts, Relay Functions.
13 CONTROL PANELS 165
Location, Material, Finish, Arrangement.
14 TRACK CIRCUITS 174
Series Relay, Shunt Relay, Automatic Traffic Control, Car Resistor, Resistance Paint, Signal Circuits.
15 SIGNALS 191
Block Signals, Interlocking Signals, Location, Types.
16 LIGHTING 204
Room, Indicator, Scenery, Train.
17 SWITCH MACHINE CONTROL 217
18 ELECTRIFIED RAILROADS 222
Simple Electrification, Independent Control of Electrics.
19 TELEPHONES 226
Types of Systems, Signaling, Sets.
20 TROUBLESHOOTING 231
21 RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFERENCE236
APPENDIXES:
I WIRE TABLE 241
II SCHEMATIC SYMBOLS 242
III LAMPS 248
IV RATINGS OF RESISTORS AND CAPACITORS 255
INDEX 259
This is the first book about electrical circuits for model railroaders to be written in handbook form. It covers all electrical circuits and devices necessary for the operation of model railroads. A complete index has been provided to permit ready reference to any subject covered and the extensive use of cross-references makes possible a broad coverage of subjects without the loss of detailed information.
As this is a book written specifically for model railroaders, all terms used and methods described are those common to the hobby. For the benefit of the beginner and those unfamiliar with circuits, all necessary terms are defined and explained.
PREFACE
This handbook is intended to be a complete reference manual of basic electrical information needed by model railroaders. It is hoped that the first two sections will enable anyone who does not know a volt from an ampere to acquire the knowledge necessary to work with the circuits found on model railroads. Except in the early sections, simple, easily understood schematic drawings are used rather than cumbersome pictorials. It could be said that one of the major objectives of this handbook is to provide information about schematic drawings. With minor exceptions, all the symbols used are in accordance with the recommendations of the National Model Railroad Association and the American Standards Association.
The hook makes extensive use of cross-references in the text, and effort has been made for a complete index. Both of these are common techniques in most handbooks in general but not heretofore much used in model railroad literature. The cross-references, in particular, permit more information to be included, as such avoids the necessity of repeating the same information each time it is needed.
If there is one idea the author would like to leave with the reader it is that no matter what the electrical problem is, that solution is best which is simplest.
Seldom is a book of this nature prepared without assistance. This one would not have been written at this time except for the encouragement of Samuel Podell. The drawings, except those otherwise credited, were prepared by Miss Jean L. Van Dusen. The cooperation of the Model Railroad Club of the Bell Telephone Laboratories and the Summit - New Providence HO Railroad Club in permitting photographs of various parts of their layouts to be used is appreciated.
A handbook such as this is a compilation of ideas gleaned from many various sources and contacts. We would like to credit each idea and circuit to the person who first suggested it, but we do not have the complete record, therefore we simply give, with thanks, our general acknowledgment. Last and most important, for otherwise this book could never have been written, is that my wife not only is willing to put up with model railroad activity but also enjoys it herself.
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