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Re: Help with short circuit
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 8 Jun 2005 12:27:03 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ed McGlynn wrote:
> Mitch -
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> You're seeing a feature of the selection of the switches, and the train won't
> derail if the switch is set against the direction of travel. See
> http://www.ngltc.org/train_depot/switch.htm
> for more details on how switches work. Switches direct trains and current, so
> if you have a train on the siding off the oval loop, and set both switches
> straight, there won't be any power to the siding, and that may appear as a
> short. It's not, really.
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> Ed
There's a simple way to tell if it's a short, or just loss of power.
If you get a short circuit, the green light on the controller goes very dim. If
it's just that no power is getting to the track, your motor may stop moving but
the controller power light stays on.
Jason Railton
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| (...) Mitch - You're seeing a feature of the selection of the switches, and the train won't derail if the switch is set against the direction of travel. See (URL) for more details on how switches work. Switches direct trains and current, so if you (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains)
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