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[quote user="jbiss_ca"]Unfortunately I haven't had time to test out a few options that we suggested for isolating sections of track, I hope to try it out this weekend however. I'm going to post an update picture showing the insulated joints for feedback. Thanks everyone![/quote] I do not recommend testing it by wiring it up and turning on the power.  If you overlook something, you will have a dead short. It would be adviseable to indicate the gap locations you intend to install on the drawing prior to turning on the power.  That way someone can double check your brain work.   Another good way to check your work is to use two different color feeders, run a gondola with a load painted with your feeder colors on it (such as a scrap piece of wood, one side painted red the other side black).  Roll it around your layout.  When the sides swap you have a reversing section (which needs to be gapped and the phase swapped (I think thats the correct term).    Both tracks running through your 45 degree crossover are reversing sections.
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