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I did this exact thing for the exactly the same reason.? In doing so, it prevents the command station from seeing a surge in voltage and therefore, a total power shut down.
To make the routing of power to a specific track as simple as possible, I use two, 12-position rotary switches, skipping every other contact so I am never more than one click away from shutting off the power to that track (each rotary switch controls the power
to 6 individual tracks).? I also placed a power reading LED neatly between the ties to confirm a "visual" when power was on.? But this feature is no longer needed because all 12 tracks hold "favorite" trains with lighted interiors, along with their startup
of sound.? You immediately know what track you've selected . . . .
George
in SLO
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Scott H. Haycock <shhaycock@...>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2021 12:59 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [w4dccqa] Staging yard wiring question ?
One reason to have each track separately wired would be to prevent all the sound equipped engines in the yard from starting up at the same time when you power up!
Scott Haycock Modeling Tarheel country in the Land of Enchantment > On 06/21/2021 1:38 PM Steve Haas <goatfisher2@...> wrote: > >? > >>>>> I have a 12-track staging yard. . . . . . . .?? However, respecting the second bus wire for each track back rail, is there anything that prevents that wire being common to several/all of the tracks?? I.e. could I wire, in the extreme, all 12 back rails to one common bus feed?? I had already assumed I'd run a wire for each track, but it occurs to me that that may be excessive. <<<< > > Nothing at all to prevent you from using a "common" bus for the other rail on each of those tracks. > > If you think about it, whether you install a second "block" bus for that other rail or tie them all together to a single block bus for the yard the logical flow of electricity is the same. > > I'd run that common "block" bus down the middle of the yard, six tracks on one side, six tracks on the other - will reduce the overall length of the individual track feeders. > > Best regards, > > Steve > > Steve Haas > Snoqualmie, WA >? > > > Comments? > > Blair > > > > > > > > > > |
