rrinker I still recommend the accessory bus, even if you don't use a dedicated booster. Not so much to prevent loss of address information, but back to the "if you run into a turnout the wrong way" sort of short. Simple way to clear the short - throw the switch the right way. Oops but the power is shorted, so it's 0-5-0 time to drag the train backwards to clear the short and try again. Like the way I described in the PM, but the wires that go to the accessory booster become your accessory bus instead (eliminating the extra booster). --Randy
I still recommend the accessory bus, even if you don't use a dedicated booster. Not so much to prevent loss of address information, but back to the "if you run into a turnout the wrong way" sort of short. Simple way to clear the short - throw the switch the right way. Oops but the power is shorted, so it's 0-5-0 time to drag the train backwards to clear the short and try again. Like the way I described in the PM, but the wires that go to the accessory booster become your accessory bus instead (eliminating the extra booster).
--Randy
Good point Randy. I may have to revisit this then. Right now I've been clearing the shorts with the big hand anyways, not that big of a deal. I seem to get derails when going through a closed switch. But I agree with you it would be easier to throw the switch back.
Michael
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Good Luck with them. They do work good but if you have an issue there is a fix.
Springfield PA
I got some of the NCE Snap-its today, and they work!!! I just finished programming them, and I tested shorting the system to see if they lose there address, and they did NOT.
So I don't think I'm going to go through the trouble of hooking up a seperate accessory bus.
I'm just glad to finally have a system that when powered up, my switches don't get thrown.
I'm happy again now. I should have went with the NCE's in the first place, since I have the PHP.
I shipped off some of the free DS64s to members here that wanted them. I'm curious to see if they have the same issues. I'm starting to think it's the combination I have.