Day 170

I got up this morning and went estate saleing.  I only went to one place, I just didn't feel like driving.  It actually had some stuff I could use.  A couple of audio cables and a neat box that I can use as a toolbox in the car.

After the estate sale I went to AutoZone for some contact cleaner.  They had exactly what I wanted.  Then I stopped at Circle C so that the dog and I could walk around the park.  Of course she got to swim, too.  The dog has an incredible amount of energy.

When I got home I had lunch and then went out to work on the layout.  I tested the wiring I did yesterday, it was fine.  So I decided to nail down the track.  It took hours, but I nailed down the whole of the bottom layer.  Then I went to test it.

I got a little bit of testing done, and then the engine died.  Of course I spent a lot of time debugging it and trying to fix it.  I quit when a small broken piece fell out of the inside of the motor.

I came back in, got the mail, and fed the dog.  Then I got out the other engine that doesn't work because the tender trucks are screwed up.  I did an engine shell swap.  I couldn't use the broken engine's running gear because the frame is broken.  I'm going to try to fix it because that frame has a front coupler and the other engine's frame does not.

I took the repaired engine out and tested the track.  It runs great, and the new motor runs much better than the old one.  I have a problem though.  One part of the track is too steep.  I'll have to figure out something there.

I worked on engines/layout until 8.  That meant a late dinner and then some TV.