Tom/all,
? There is one approach to wiring that works - and all the rest don't
work as well.? It goes like this:
? What you wire today - you test today (or first thing tomorrow morning).
? Seems simple enough - but the important part of it is that you end up
with an "ever growing - Working - railroad".
? Although testing with a meter can work the best method is to actually
run a train (loco) over the newly wired track that you just wired.? For
example testing with a meter probably would have shown your EB1
to be "OK" but running a loco across that joint would have shown
the flipped wires right away.? Yes, there are ways to test with a meter
that find everything ... but my experience is that running a loco is
quicker and more positive.? Plus you get to run trains!
? One of the worst practices is to wire for days, weeks, or months ... and
then test.
? Sometimes scenery work can cause a short.? Usually only temporary
but not always.? Scenery is often far after the track wiring.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - Jim
P.S. My experience is that the EB1 breakers are fine (work well) ... until
? ? ? ?you start to use sound locos or lighted passenger trains.? I use
? ? ? ?only the PSX breakers for this reason.
Jim Betz