Leveling revisited for MCI 102

[chessie4905]

5 years? Hopefully you don't lose interest by that time. So common here. Enthusiasts just disappear.

[Jim Blackwood]

Thanks, I will. It's just that I've had to switch off to replace the engine in my MG and I sort of slow down a bit in winter. But I've been looking at VFDs and have one picked out that is usable it's just that it's a panel mount and I'd rather have a surface mount. That plus I've been working on the inside bulkheads. But I'll get back to it once I order the controllers.

For now they are working quite well though, I leveled the bus up using shop power and it's sat there like that ever since. The jacks have all sank a couple inches into the gravel but the bus is still level. I have some pads I got from my friend who runs a waterjet which were some drops off a job. 1/4" thick steel in an 18" diameter disc. Those will spread the weight nicely but I wanted to see what the feet would do. Now that I know, I will use the pads for soft ground most of the time.

Jim

[buswarrior]

Have you tested your display ideas in the dark?

These things have a bad habit of reflecting in the wrong places...

Even the OEM's are making a mess of this topic, sticking them in wherever expedient...

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior

[Jim Blackwood]

Appreciate the tip BW. When I get to that point I'll be sure to pay attention to it. But that won't happen for awhile. Probably after the weather gets warmer, since I'll have to establish control wires from the jacks up to the driver's area on the left, and per your suggestion I'll add a switch to kill the lights. Thanks.

Jim