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Re: Latest Larger Layout
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Thu, 9 Nov 2000 00:35:26 GMT
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Chris, once your train tracks start to extend outside your spare room, you will
start to place several power cables throughout the layout, to minimize dead
spots behind switches, and to maintain fairly even power levels. I thought the
connecting loops could also serve for train storage, when they aren't being
used to move trains between the inner and outer loops.
According to the track designer program, there are no shorts in the layout. I
must admit that I confirmed this manually, because I wasn't sure it was right!
Michel
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> > The lower connecting track between the two loops is quite long.
> > It could well be that it is difficult to run a train there unless
> > both loops are otherwise inactive...
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> Depending on where you attached the power it would be a dead
> section, but I don't think it's inherently flawed. (Unlike the
> earlier version I made with the short in it.)
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> SRC
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| (...) My concern isn't shorts - I mentally checked that myself. My concern is that there will be power to that section more often than one might want. It being a connector between two separately powered loops is what makes it special. Although, (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| (...) <snip> (...) Experience? Didn't you just get your first train a week ago? 8-) (...) Depending on where you attached the power it would be a dead section, but I don't think it's inherently flawed. (Unlike the earlier version I made with the (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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