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  Re: Ahh so thats what those are for!!!
 
(...) What is actually happening on that regulator? I can't quite tell. Jake --- Jake McKee AFOL LUGNET Member #211 (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Ahh so thats what those are for!!!
 
It seems they are using polarity switches to isolate and run certain sections of track off the one regulator. Is that it? If not Please tell us what is happening.. -- Jason King LugNet #665 Jake McKee <sink@countersinkdg.com> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Ahh so thats what those are for!!!
 
"Jason King" <jklugnet665@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:GGxCJq.Aq6@lugnet.com... (...) Cary Clark used the polarity switches for the exact same thing at the NCLUG GATS layout back in June. (URL) worked great, it would be nice if LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Ahh so thats what those are for!!!
 
(...) The three roundhouse tracks and the turntable each have separate leads (can't have locos moving in concert) and thus take one switch each. Color coding is used to tell which switch controls what. The 5th switch is the turntable motor itself. (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)

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