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QUOTE: Originally posted by shortlong Your comments have made me look at things a bit different, and what I am now seeing is that the orange section is for all intensive purposes just shortening the main; it is not necessarily a different track and should not need a module. Is this a correct observation?
QUOTE: QUOTE: Quote: MisterBeasley “So, as another rule of thumb, you should try to make your reverse sections longer than the longest train you plan to run.” I was not sure if that would apply to the orange section as it would be running back to the blue loop which is controlled by a module.
QUOTE: Quote: MisterBeasley “So, as another rule of thumb, you should try to make your reverse sections longer than the longest train you plan to run.”
QUOTE: Originally posted by shortlong I have two loops (red and blue) that will have auto reverse modules. My questions are: should I wire the green turnout sections with the main or with the loops they extend from? should I split the main, and if so, where? is it possible to have the orange section (connects main to blue at bottom of image) controlled by a auto reverse module, and if so, where should I connect it?
QUOTE: Originally posted by chateauricher Now, the blue one ... This is a bit more complex; but only slightly. Like the red one, most of the blue track is actually not a reversing loop. The only part that needs to be wired as a reversing loop is the section between the turn-out to the orange track and where the blue rejoins the black.
QUOTE: Originally posted by shortlong QUOTE: Originally posted by chateauricher Now, the blue one ... This is a bit more complex; but only slightly. Like the red one, most of the blue track is actually not a reversing loop. The only part that needs to be wired as a reversing loop is the section between the turn-out to the orange track and where the blue rejoins the black. I can certainly see a benefit in changing the green loop start location to where you indicated as it may alleviate problems when backing stock onto the siding.
QUOTE: Following the rule (that I was so appropriately reminded of by MisterBeasley) that a reversing section should be longer than the longest train, I plan on starting that loop where originally indicted. Do you see a downside in doing so?
QUOTE: Originally posted by chateauricher [brI presume you're refering to the blue loop.
QUOTE: Since the polarity of a reversing loop is changable, you will probably have to wire the orange track (and the sidings off it) as part of the blue reversing loop.