When I was a child, my father first introduced me to the world of model railways with Mehano (tehnika) products. As an adult, I have rediscovered them, repaired and digitalised them so they could begin a new life. Here, I present part of my experience in this pursuit.
Model railways topics
DIY HO locomotive test stand
Making your own HO locomotive test stand yourself.
Burlington Northern locomotives
Pictures of Burlington Northern locomotives digitalised.
Coupler holder repair
Repairing a broken coupler holder at the undercarriage.
Screw hole repair
Repairing a broken screw hole that helps holding the train shell to the train underframe.
Model railways and Electronic devices topics
Automatic switch improvement
Improving old automatic switch. The explanation of the two-solenoid actuator operation is included.
Incandescent versus LED lamps
Comparing characteristics of original incandescent lamps and modern LED lamps built in during the digitalization endeavour.
Original versus modern motors
Comparing characteristics of original and modern motors built in as a replacement/improvement endeavour.
Model railways, Electronic devices and Programming topics
Miniature turnout decoder (external page)
The design of a miniature turnout decoder using DCC communication protocole.