Terry.
I think your moving away from Goo Gone is a wise choice. I used it once
to remove tape residue and it did fine for that, but caused problems
after that. Overall I think there are as many ways (good and bad) of
cleaning track as there are ways of stopping hic-ups!
Programing the Tsumani sound units is a little scary when you get beyond
the 'usual' adjustments. I tried to get into the sound processor areas
only to be totally disappointed. I actually have a 'sound expert' who
rents an office in my suite. I may have to kidnap him one evening to
gain his help.
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
This weekend had events at both ends of the spectrum. One was the
tedious chore of cleaning track. Following the info picked up from the
Socal yahoo group, I switched from using GooGone to Rubbing Alcohol to
clean the track. which then led to cleaning of the wheels on all the
cars. I had accumulated a bunch of gunk on the wheels that was just
spreading itself all over the layout. While working on the car trucks
I had the chance to reflect on the great effort that our manufacturers
had put forth to provide us with well detailed models. MANY THANKS TO
OUR MANUFACTURERS !!!!!
The other task was working on my Tsumani sound decoders. I was tired
of the loud noises, found an article on tweaking CVs in January 2009
NMRA magazine, and after downloading the spreadsheets prepared by Bob
Collett (NMRA OpSig member) I became engrossed in CVs. Still learning
many details, but following his lead, I got 2 engines sounding much
better. I will probably end up calling Soundtraxx to get some insight
on motor control CVs
"S"till enjoying S
Terry Dillon
