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wife wanted me to go to an estate sale to look at a table. Went down to the basement there was a box full of H O stuff along with a small oval layout. It was the last day of the sale so made a low ball offer for the box and got it.
For reasons unexplained most the cars missing couplers and the body separated from the base, easily fixed
Lots of figures, trees, signs. Not sure what I'll do with a 3 story building
Two questions:
1. Never seen a 12 wheeled passenger car before. No use to me as too long and just one doesn't fit my operation and looks weird with my other shorter rolling stock
2. I tried one of the small lights. It lit for a second , smoked and went out. Could these be 1.5 V battery operated?
   
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Posted - August 23 2010 : 10:55:25 PM
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can I see a close pic of the silve boxcar in the 2nd pic please? 
Try a LED in the light instead It'll last longer & be brighter 
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Posted - August 23 2010 : 11:34:32 PM
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| That's a great find! 12 wheels on a passenger car is pretty standard. Many of them have the couplers on the trucks, so they'll take 18 radius curves. As for the lights, I think you just got a bad one.
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Posted - August 24 2010 : 06:41:38 AM
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quote: As for the lights, I think you just got a bad one.
Originally posted by burlington77Â -Â August 23 2010Â :Â 11:34:32 PM
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Shall I ask the dumb question now - did you hook it up to accessory voltage, or track voltage?
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Posted - August 24 2010 : 08:27:24 AM
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Thanks for the info. you 3 guys come through with the answers all the time, where's the rest of the members???
I think I'll put on couplers and trade in the passenger for something else
16.5 A C
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Posted - August 24 2010 : 09:04:58 AM
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16.5 A.C.?? oops wrong You gotta hook up accesories to D.C. (Direct Current) No wonder light burned out
I likes that car  You don't see a Happy New Year car usually its a Xmas car
Any idea on the maker? Should be on the bottom somewhere
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Posted - August 24 2010 : 09:32:05 AM
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that car looks like it was done for the bbc (british broadcasting company) gotta get me one ken
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Posted - August 24 2010 : 10:10:30 AM
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Fred ; I like to get the B&O passenger car if possiable. Upon checking my stuff I have that car. Not needed by me.
frank
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Posted - August 24 2010 : 10:12:29 AM
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| I want the New Year's Car tho
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Posted - August 24 2010 : 5:59:31 PM
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| Sorry to disagree guys, but all my accessories are wired to AC.
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Posted - August 24 2010 : 6:03:35 PM
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O K regarding the light, so now i am really confused.
I asked the guy at the Hobby sHOP I understand variable D C for operating the train and fixed A C for accessories but what's the Fixed D C for. He said some prefer tot use it for accessories. In checking with a multi meter the Accesories reads 16.27 V and the D C 14.7 V. D C or A C shouldn't matter with a light , a volt is a volt especially since they are only 1.5 V different
Any idea on the maker? Should be on the bottom somewhere
here is a pic of the bottom. also took it apart. Nothing. Note it is rusted and missing a place for a coupler. If still interested i'm willing to trade
same with the passenger car that is missing couplers 
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Posted - August 24 2010 : 6:34:56 PM
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| yup still interested
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Posted - August 24 2010 : 6:39:23 PM
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the one marked accessories ac is for the lights,the fixed dc output according to the maker is 20volts ken
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Posted - August 24 2010 : 8:59:19 PM
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Pretty sure that car is an Athearn kit.
Your transformer is the same one I use. Like I said above, I run all my lights from the AC accessories terminals. I still think you just got a bad light. The bulb probably worked loose and let the wires touch.
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Posted - August 26 2010 : 9:13:24 PM
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| Hey Derfberger, Let me know what you may want in trade for either/both of those cars. I can use both! The box car looks very "Athearny" to me.
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