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  2. Bigdog

    What did you run today?

    Always wondered what the purple livery was calledšŸ˜‚. But itā€™s sold out everywhere, and the only place I can find it is on eBay for some ridiculous prices
  3. Kamome

    What did you run today?

    Lots of videos of either silver or the newer (purple pants) livery. The silver version would be more reminiscent of the 200 series and 400 series coupling.
  4. Bigdog

    What did you run today?

    I will definitely get a E3, just not sure which livery.
  5. Loving that industrial scene in Moji of the train heading down into the Kanmon tunnel.
  6. Kamome

    What did you run today?

    Nice addition. Definitely looks very smart in this livery and JR East shinkansens are by far the most interesting IMO. Next, it needs an E3 Tsubasa to keep it company. Shame that once the E8s roll out, E2s will start retiring.
  7. The input voltage is 2.0V-5.5VDC. UPDATE: So some news I connected the speaker to the BT module and the sound is low. It looks like some BT headsets don't support music like my headset,\ unfortunately. So it's off to look for a BT module that's small enough to fit inside an N scale train body and support music it can't be that difficult right lol.
  8. You can check the output of the lithium battery on the BT, Iā€™m guessing itā€™s 3.7v. What is the input voltage of your little amp? jeff
  9. Bigdog

    What did you run today?

    Just wanted to try out the new E2-1000
  10. RS18U

    The Introduction Thread...

    @miyakoji thanks, glad to be here!
  11. My plaza Japan package just came in. The lone item was the E2-1000 in the 200 series livery šŸ˜
  12. Hey Jeff the BT module is battery powered the battery is on the other side of the module (pic below) The original speaker on the BT module is where the Black & Red wires are located. Great idea I am going to solder the Digitrax speaker to the location of the original speaker on the BT module and hope that the BT can drive the new speaker. I think I've seen some enclosures on the internet for micro speakers like the one I have. How would you power the amplifier in case I need to go that route, I guess some micro battery with a micro USB charging circuitry would work. I guess Its possible to tap electricity from the BT module to the input of the amp and hope the battery can power both. Thanks for the suggestions I appreciate the help.
  13. The Japanese Cultural Association at George Washington University has invited JRM to display our T-Trak layout at JapanFest Japanese cutlural event on Sautrday March 30th from 6pn - 10pm. This is another event that is part of the National Cherry Blossom festival. This will be our first time at the eveent and looks to be quite a fun event. Tickets are $10 and $15 with a bento box included! Get your tickets soon as the bento box supply is limited! http://japanrailmodelers.org/pubs/Japanfest 2024 Flyer Fixed.jpeg Sorry I didnā€™t post sooner on this but we again has to wait out the insurance issues. cheers, jeff
  14. miyakoji

    The Introduction Thread...

    Hi @RS18U welcome to the forum!
  15. Yesterday
  16. Are you going to battery power this? If so is the amp 5v? Looks like the Bluetooth has a usb on it so I assume it works from 5v. You can see if the Bluetooth can power the speaker loud enough but if it was a head set the speaker was a very low power one. Basically just wire the speaker output on the to the audio input of the amp and the speaker to the audio output of the amp. If you are running both the Bluetooth and amp you may need to add more of a battery than the Bluetooth may have (assuming it has a battery). try hooking the speaker to the Bluetooth and see what it sounds like. It too weak, add in the amp. you may need a little sound box or tube for the speaker as a small naked speaker is not very loud and can sound very tinny. On the tiny mp3 players I put in some of my wifeā€™s knit toys for the grandnephews and grandnieces Iā€™ve used tiny round speakers and cut a whole in the bottom of a small plastic bottle and glued the speaker on there pointing into the tube. Amazing how the resonance of the chamber makes a huge difference. There are some commercial speaker/soundboxes for n scale out there and Iā€™ve see some 3d print plans for some. you might look at some of the little Bluetooth speaker sets to start from. I have some that are like 1.2ā€ dia and about the same height. Speaker might be too big but the board and battery lasts a couple of hours. Jeff
  17. I guess I should ask has anyone personally installed Bluetooth in N scale DIY fashion. Im sure its available professionally done but its usually expensive. Im almost 100% sure that I can do it with the parts that I have unless I'm wrong which could be the case. My inspiration for DIY Bluetooth sound was this video and of course it's in Japanese and Im not a Japanese speaker nor did I have the same parts as the person in the video. I have a speaker, Bluetooth headset and a 2.5 watt mono amplifier can I use these items to make a Bluetooth speaker or do I need to go a different route. How would I connect the parts, Do you think the Bluetooth module can drive the speaker without the amplifier the speaker is an 8 ohm speaker.
  18. cteno4

    My plan from the ground up

    Google translate on your phone helps to take a picture of a bit of the instructions and diagrams and get a rough idea. jeff
  19. Kamome

    My plan from the ground up

    No English instructions for Japanese stock. British and American Kato stock have instructions in Japanese and English. The visuals should help you fit parts reasonably easily. On the Red Wing I assume itā€™s anti-jump barriers for the front and probably some roof equipment. Stickers will be service names and/or destinations, sometimes reserved or non reserved for limited expresses. Google translate the instructions but after youā€™ve done a train or two, you can probably fathom what goes where.
  20. Kingmeow

    Lets see your Koki

    Hmmm....you have enough that you can build one of those large container ships on your layout! šŸ¤£
  21. katoftw

    Suburban Station And Train Depot

    Probably makes it a 600x1800 size then. Since the boards come as 600x900. He has got the straight track very close to the edges. I guess if you are playing on the floor, that would be better.
  22. Cat

    Lets see your Koki

    Mandarake and Yahoo Auction were very kind to me! =^,^=
  23. I grew up on boats and ships so no problem, has to shimmy up and down ladder ways like that a lot. Learned to keep my shoulders at a diagonal to the ladder to fit through the ladder way and hatchways. but is good deterrent to someone already drunk coming into your bar! Good selection also if too drunk to make it out you shouldnā€™t be back on the street. Obnoxious drunks can be just slid out head firstā€¦ definitely some thing to model. jeff
  24. Interesting, I could not find it anywhere. Sounds like a booklet they printed up. Fun find! good thing is I stumbled on a few other English books on jnr breakup to add! jeff
  25. cteno4

    My plan from the ground up

    fun to have trains running! Keep an eye on ikea, they have some light tables that come apart easily that may help with play space expansion. One JNS member has a ton of their little like 18ā€x18ā€x18ā€ tables that nest or legs come off easily and he just sets up a bunch of them in the shape needed for a temp layout. He has made some monstrous ones this way with dozens of tables. Yes many trains may be a bit growly for the first half hour of running. Putting the train in for 15-20 minute spins at a medium speed can help get it running smoother. If one continues really growling then it may need a little lubrication. New trains usually come lubricated, but now and then Iā€™ve gotten a new train that looks to not have been lubed. If you need to lube at all we have a number of topics with in-depth discussion on that. jeff
  26. MD12

    Lets see your Koki

    I consider that as "I need Koki 200, and I need more budget to procure more fluid containers on is..." It might be a good time now as both KATO/ TOMIX are making Koki 200 recently.
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