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Re: Terminating a Line
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 20 Jul 2001 14:13:39 GMT
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On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 02:04:32PM +0000, David Lairson wrote:
> Has anyone found a way to terminate a line with the 9v Track? I know it can
> be done with the 12v stuff, but I wanted to build a freight yard with
> multiple terminators for loading and unloading and I have no clue how. Could
> I run a set of wires from the terminated rails to the rest of the track to
> patch the power? Any Ideas?
If you mean get a train to stop while the track is powered on, Tom Cook
and I did develop a system for that. Using polarity switches, you can
isolate/power a section of track via an RCX... We use this technique
in our automated track crossing, gauntlet track, etc... see some info
below:
http://peeron.com/pics/gauntlet/
http://peeron.com/pics/cross/
HTH,
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Dan Boger
dan@peeron.com
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| Hi All, Has anyone found a way to terminate a line with the 9v Track? I know it can be done with the 12v stuff, but I wanted to build a freight yard with multiple terminators for loading and unloading and I have no clue how. Could I run a set of (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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