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 Posted - June 25 2016 : 11:07:18 PM
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Gonna use the lighted ESSO signs by tyco this week. Only shown in one catalog , in the 60s...
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Posted - June 26 2016 : 08:10:18 AM
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Yeah, don't see those Esso signs that much. Pretty cool!
My post is a dirty, well-used Tyco loader. Missing the controller, but I have a few of those anyway (somewhere).
Jerry
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Posted - June 26 2016 : 11:40:09 AM
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Esso was a Standard Oil Co one time
S.O. = Esso hehe 
I in the same boat as you, AMC
I needs a controler for my forklift TOFC loader/unloader 
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Posted - June 26 2016 : 3:23:39 PM
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My AOTW is a MRC Tech 2 momentum controller I got at a Goodwill for only about $14 plus tax. $14 is way less than what these things go for at my local train show, so I consider this a steal.
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - June 26 2016 : 4:05:44 PM
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Great finds.
Here's my offering: I've been chipping away at building up some
Tyco Strap Hanger straights out of balsa. Not perfect, but will do
I think. Easier than working with bath tub caulk. I may go back and
fill in the underside of the ties with some insta-gasket to fill the
gaps created by the ties. It was necessary to pull the street edges
away from the exterior rails and sand them down to allow for the
low slung Tyco chassis to clear the road surface.
Edited by - Chops124 on June 26 2016 4:57:10 PM
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Posted - June 26 2016 : 8:33:17 PM
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I remember saving my money as a kid and buying one of those Tech II power packs with momentum. It was unbelievable to me how much better my trains ran with that over my lil' ol' Tyco powerpack! I think the Tyco powerpack initially starts at something like 5v. For being close to 40 years old the Tech II still looks modern.
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Posted - June 26 2016 : 9:20:40 PM
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I'm thinking the same about my Tyco transformers for my trains and slot cars. I want to stick with Tyco stuff but I know there's power available that is soo much better...
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Posted - June 26 2016 : 11:35:16 PM
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My shop has some very old HO DC transformers, and I finally got tired of the two I was using, as they're inconsistent, so I grabbed a Tyco Dual control unit that had come in , and set it up to test engines with. Works great, no buzzing, and I'm happy with the set-up now. Whew!
Jerry
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