Kevin's Inglenook Junction
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Two Planks Become One
Hi Matt. Yet another reply, I have been de soldering all the “ Red Wires “ so far, or should I do the blacks as well? I don’t really want to remove the fishplates or lift the points because once the “ WIT “ has been cut short it can be a right pain to line them up with the throw bars. Is there a way around it??? Also I have rigged up an independent PCP for my Powercab, as I have tested the baseboard to baseboard jumpers which were okay. And I still haven’t purchased a mouse mat , I did vacuum the “mouse hole “. Best wishes KevinLast edit: by Passed Driver
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[user=1801]Passed Driver[/user] wrote:
Hi Nigel. Another reply ? I will have to find a better title for my thread. The Bodgit was a reference to the haphazardly way that I added/ changed use of the programme track., “Inglenook Junction “ would sound better.
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If you want it changed again, let me know. :cool:
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At Long Last Some Photos of my Planks
More Later (Hopefully)
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Frog switches need 3 leads, one from each bus (red/black or whatever you used) and 1 to the frog. Not sure why you are using a DPDT instead of an SPDT unless you are powering 2 frogs at once (cross over for example). Bus wires to 1 and 3, out to frog on 2 (or 4,6 and 5). Are you powering the switch from the track or the bus?
Switch on 1 and 2, contuinity, 3 is dead, switch on 2 and 3, continuity, 1 is dead. Have you checked for a loose wire shorting across the terminals? If you disconnect the DPDT is there still a short?
These slide switches are not heavy duty, they have a high failure rate, especially the cheap ones. Which most are.
How about a wiring diagram now you have mastered photos?
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Ah, thought so. Separate LED circuit or with cross overs to the frog curcuit? Just because the lights are working on one side does not mean the other is OK. Diagram would let us know what is happening. Pecil, ruler and paper, take a photo, post, job done!
Inexpensive slide switches are usually rated at 0.3A or often less. Get a short in the track circuit of around 2A and they act as fuses.
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