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For somebody like me who has the tracks down only during the winter holidays, having a separate higher voltage transformer to work the switch motors makes sense. The comon wire of the switch control can be attached to the track common wire so that only a single wire need be run to the individual motors. This can't be done when using the typical transformer that powers both track and switch motors as it usually has but one secondary winding. <br /> <br />Of course a jumper wire from the common rail must be run to each motor but that's practically invisible, although a little more work, but the end result gets rid of the phrase often heard "can't you hide all those wires somehow; this looks like a rat's nest!". She likes railroads but likes neatness bestest. <br />Art
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