Hi Phil,
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I¡¯ve been thinking about your problem.? Can¡¯t say that I¡¯ve seen it before, but I try to give you some useful thoughts.
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You may have a couple of unrelated problems.? First, you talk about ¡°heavy¡± resistance.? Do you mean high resistance?? If so, what reading did you get?? If the suitcase connector did not go together just right, you might a high resistance or nothing at all.? High resistance in wires going to your track is something you do need to fix.? I don¡¯t think a high resistance is the cause of your Power Pro resetting.
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Regarding the Power Pro resetting, I¡¯m thinking you have a load, like a locomotive that is drawing just enough current to pull the power supply for the Power Pro down enough that causes it to reset.? The Power Pro has a neat feature where it can display track current.? (Note:? I believe this only works with the Power Pro and I do not think it works if you got a SB5.)? With no locomotive or any lighted cars on the track, the reading should be zero or nearly so.? If you are reading an amp or more, something is definitely wrong.? If you are reading about 2 amps, then any additional load applied a locomotive that is starting up, MIGHT cause the problem you are seeing.? See page 58 for setting your Power Pro to display track current.? You may have to back up a page or two to find out how to get the Power Pro to display the screen on page 58.
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Allan Gartner
Wiring for DC
