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(...) Strongly suggest that you put gaps in to divide the track into 2 sections. Then, except for when a motor is bridging the gap between sections, there is no connection between one regulator and another. Ludo may disagree but I think it's a good (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I (...) find (...) this (...) Hummm...mmm...... most likely something on a saturday evening sometime in mid december might work best..... (at least for me). But I could try to be as flexible as possible. Any suggestions? (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mo.stl, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan, lugnet.trains)
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ode) (...) No, all we would need is a busbar with connectors every 25-50 ft of track. (IE a plate connector every 25-50 ft, connected by a heavy (in this case, something like #12 or so gauge wire) All you want to do is to reduce the resistance so (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, I haven't melted any -track- yet :) I would guess that the track is probably up to putting 2-3 amps out across it before melting (perhaps as much as 6-8 amps cont, and shorted for a small period of time, a _lot_ more. (...) Yes and No. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It's no short cirquit,but an overheated regulator, who reduces the output voltage with increasing heath. Using a larger heathsink on the regulator can reduce this problem. The used regulator 'chip' is a LM317T, capable to deliver 1.5 Amp. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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