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Reversing Loop Question

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Reversing Loop Question
Posted by UPTeen23 on Monday, January 17, 2011 10:27 AM

HI everyone, good to see ya. I was wondering if i could have spurs come off my reversing loop going both ways? I was also wondering if i could have a siding also as long as it stays on the reversing loop?

 

Notes: I  am most likely to use an AR1 on the reversing loop with an old style Zeypher with some sort of circut breaker to make the reversing loop and its spurs a seperate power district. 

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Posted by richhotrain on Monday, January 17, 2011 12:26 PM

UPTeen23

HI everyone, good to see ya. I was wondering if i could have spurs come off my reversing loop going both ways? I was also wondering if i could have a siding also as long as it stays on the reversing loop?

 Notes: I  am most likely to use an AR1 on the reversing loop with an old style Zeypher with some sort of circut breaker to make the reversing loop and its spurs a seperate power district. 

As long as you isolate (gap) the reversing section and keep all of the rails within the reversing section in phase, you should have no problem with spurs and sidings inside the reversing section.

Since the reversing section will be electrically isolated from the rest of the layout, I don't think that any circuit breaker or separate power district will be necessary.

Rich

Alton Junction

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