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Re: min/max distances for track wiring
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 7 Jan 2001 23:25:53 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Michel Magnan writes:
> Hello,
> I was wondering if you could share your experiences with our group.
> How often, either in track pieces or actual measured length do you add an
> electrical connection to your long lengths of track?
> Is it better to hook up transformers at different ends of the same loop, or
> just connect more wires from one transformer to different parts of the track.
> In http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=4159 James Powell finds that 200 pieces
> outward from a connector is the absolute maximum, but that he prefers about
> 100 pieces, since the switches have more resistance than the other pieces.
> In http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=2724 GMLTC noted that after 65 to 70
> feet, (which is about 156-168 straight lengths of track), that drag starts
> to develop.
> In http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=2728 the suggestion was made of making a
> buspar with 12 ga wire with feeders every 25-50 feet to the track.
> Thanks for your help.
> Michel Magnan
If you put a loop on 60 feet table a suggest that you put your transformer
about in the middle of the table and set 1 connection on boot side of the loop
at that point (about 3-4 feet apart across the table), by doing so you cut the
length of track between connection in half.
you could also use 2 transformer set a the same speed, one at 1/3 of the table
length on each side and again connect both side of the loop at that point
across the table.
I suggest that you kept at least 50 track segments between 2 transformer so you
won't damage them (but make sure they are at the same speed).
If you want some technical fact about track resistance
check:http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=3930
Martin
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| (...) Or, just electrically isolate the two sections, so each transformer is powering its own section of track. The easiest way is to leave a 1 stud gap between two lengths of straight track, and use a 4x8 plate to tie (no pun intended!) the tracks (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: min/max distances for track wiring
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| (...) Or, just electrically isolate the two sections, so each transformer is powering its own section of track. The easiest way is to leave a 1 stud gap between two lengths of straight track, and use a 4x8 plate to tie (no pun intended!) the tracks (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| Hello, I was wondering if you could share your experiences with our group. How often, either in track pieces or actual measured length do you add an electrical connection to your long lengths of track? Is it better to hook up transformers at (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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