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Subject: 
Re: Too Much Track
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Fri, 11 Feb 2000 11:56:08 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, William A. Swanberg writes:
I have a question that I know one of you train heads out there can answer.

I recently purchased some additional track to expand my layout, and found
that the resistance of the track quickly overcame the voltage of the
transformer.  Does anyone have any stats concerning the longest length of
track that you can have without adding a second transformer?

AFAIK it is not really required to add an extra transformer, instead add an
extra connection to another part of the track to the same transformer and it
should  work fine.

-Frank



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I have a question that I know one of you train heads out there can answer. I recently purchased some additional track to expand my layout, and found that the resistance of the track quickly overcame the voltage of the transformer. Does anyone have (...) (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)

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