{"id":885,"date":"2014-07-12T19:41:50","date_gmt":"2014-07-12T23:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smallmr.com\/wordpress\/?p=885"},"modified":"2019-01-13T17:11:26","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T22:11:26","slug":"deadrail-for-free-mo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallmr.com\/wordpress\/deadrail-for-free-mo\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadrail for Free-mo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"yui_3_15_0_1_1405207062996_1480\" style=\"color: #141823;\">Did a quick video of the new setup of an HO scale Deadrail System.\u00a0Deadrail is when there is no power to the rails and the trains run on batteries. First tests look VERY promising. I plan on trying a series of tests on the Free-mo setup at the National Train Show in Cleveland OH next week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uXHMOs1Rt6w?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>SPECS:<br \/>\nDeadrail System = Tam Valley (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tamvalleydepot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.tamvalleydepot.com\/<\/a>)<br \/>\nDCC system = JMRI (<a href=\"http:\/\/jmri.sourceforge.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/jmri.sourceforge.net\/<\/a>), SPROG II (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sprog.us.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.sprog.us.com\/<\/a>), WI Throttle (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.withrottle.com\/WiThrottle\/Home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.withrottle.com\/WiThrottle\/Home.html<\/a>)<br \/>\nDecoder = Tsunami (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundtraxx.com\/dsd\/tsunami\/1000.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.soundtraxx.com\/dsd\/tsunami\/1000.php<\/a>)<br \/>\nBattery = 860mha 7.4V 35C (local RC hobby shop)<br \/>\nProtection = Venom Low Voltage Monitor (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0064SHG0Y\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0064SHG0Y&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=smallmrcom-20&amp;linkId=b2b0a0cf2dba8b6ff4467eca0cc0c16c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Venom-Voltage-Monitor-LiPO-Batteries\/dp\/B0064SHG0Y<\/a>)<br \/>\nDrive Locomotive = LifeLike P2K (gears replaced)<br \/>\nDummy Loco = Old Athearn GP35<\/p>\n<p>I plan on trying a series of tests on the Free-mo setup at the NTS next week. This is going to be a very large layout with multiple loops. Should be a good test bed for endurance and battery life.<\/p>\n<p>The smoothness of the locomotive is unbelievable!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did a quick video of the new setup of an HO scale Deadrail System.\u00a0Deadrail is when there is no power to the rails and the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-train-control","wpcat-32-id"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/smallmr.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_2970.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4e6yk-eh","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1331,"url":"https:\/\/smallmr.com\/wordpress\/deadrail-system-comparison\/","url_meta":{"origin":885,"position":0},"title":"DeadRail System Comparison","author":"Marshall Stull","date":"August 22, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"After a (sometimes fierce) debate about available systems for DeadRail on the Yahoo DeadRail Group, I decided to look and compare them for myself. 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