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Ottawa Valley Garden Railway Society
Mission: To promote friendship and have fun
through garden railroading
August 29 - A new article on lithium-ion battery packs has been added to the Battery Power Section.
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Lithium-Ion Battery Packs
August 29, 2008 - A new article on how to build a 40 foot power boxcar was added to the Battery Power Section of our club web site.
This power car utilizes only one Aristo-Craft, lithium-ion battery pack and is designed to power and control one small locomotive like a Pacific or 4-axle diesel. As this is an enclosed car, the battery pack is charged on-board using a connector on the bottom of the frame for the battery charger. A 27 MHz, Train Engineer set provides the radio control.
In order to extend radio range, the receiver is equipped with an Azarr, micro-lite antenna. With the telescoping antenna on the transmitter and the micro-lite antenna on the receiver, reliable and responsive radio range of greater than 100 feet is expected. A boxcar is needed to provide the necessary height for the antenna to function properly. In areas where extreme heat could be a problem, a stock car could be used instead.
If you are interested in how it is built, just click on the following link.
40 Foot Power Boxcar
August 18 - The article on an Evans power boxcar has been updated.
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Evans Power Boxcar
August 18 - The Items For Sale Section was updated.
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Items For Sale
The OVGRS does not publish a monthly newsletter. Instead we constantly update our web site with articles and photos, and then post a news flash about the additions on this Home and News page. The news flashes roll over so quickly, however, you may miss something if you don't visit frequently.
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Club Info
The Ottawa Valley Garden Railroad Society
is located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
For more information see the
Club Information Page
or phone Fred Mills at (613) 723-1911
or send him email at
MILLSF@SYMPATICO.CA
The IPPandW Shops are open most Wednesday and Saturday mornings from 09:00 until noon. Anyone who cares to attend is welcome, but call Fred to assure yourself someone is there before coming over.
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Awesome sight here! I didn't realize you guys had so much interesting stuff on here. Fantastic pictures too!
Lets have lots more okay. Thanks for sharing. I am sure many others feel the same way.