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    Re: Aaargh. L272 IC needed. —Jeff Elliott
   Having built a number of non-DCC reversing loops, I can tell you it's pretty straightforward to jumper using track power leads, as Larry suggests. It can get pricey if you're buying them from S@H, but I expect most trainheads have more leads and (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
   
        Re: Aaargh. L272 IC needed. —Larry Pieniazek
   (...) One small savings possible is that you do NOT need to jumper the outside rails! (think about it, they run through) So you can get away with a track power connector that connects to just the two inner rails... depending on whether you have more (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
   
        Re: Aaargh. L272 IC needed. —Jeff Elliott
    (...) Or connect one half of the connector to each rail in question (provided they are close enough, of course), and take an additional short Lego wire and "short" it - that is, connect it to itself at a 90-degree angle - and clip it on top of the (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 

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