hi
i have wired up my layout and useing bachmann dynamis system with probox. and i wires all sidings to one program track wire. meaning if i have two engines and both on eatch sidings they will be program to same address. so i was looking at switches to cut power to each siding like turn on/off. now i pick up this three switches outlet by leviton at home depot. will thouse kinda switches work?
They're kind of large for what you want to do with them. Better would be some Double Pole/Double Throw (DPDT) switches from Radio Shack. But they will work.
Yes they will work just fine, but as the prior posted noted they are very large.
One can find smaller swithes in an automotive store or department, or better yet Radio Shack has micro switches.
Why did you wire your tracks to the program track output?
Really, there's no reason to do that. A better option would be to wire an isolated siding (as in electrically isolated) to the center connectors of a double-pole, double-throw toggle, and wire one side of the DPDT to the program track output and the other to the main output. That way, you can use the siding either as part of your layout or as your programming track.
For toggle switches, look online at places like All Electronics, Digikey or Mouser, or at your LHS by Miniatronics.
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ah ok well i have ez track turntable witch is dcc i donno where the dummie plug went when i first got it. see befor i had bachmann dynamis system i had ez command controller and everything work well, then one day i bite the bullet and upgraded to bachmann dynamis wireless system and i love it. but bachmann turntable wasn't going well with wireless controller cause when i program engine the turntable got program as well since it was also hook up to programing track system. and when i added turntable to list it would get reset when i program engine. so i did some research and i need switch to turn on and off siding when programing engine. also i did wire the layout like dynamis system has two wire plugs set. one for mainline and one for programming track. so that kinda switch would work ok and even know it big i like it for some reson. it 3 buttion switch in one outlet kinda deal. easy to install and hook up wires. that how i saw it.
well i got the three switch outlet wired and everything run good now. so i can have engine on one of the sidings and have it programed with out turntable being programed to same address. i just have to turn off the turntable area. then eather turn on back on or leave it off when done program engine. also since i have two sidings i can turn eather siding off as well. i got turntable prgramed on it own address. i should make lables for each switch.
MisterBeasley Why did you wire your tracks to the program track output? Really, there's no reason to do that. A better option would be to wire an isolated siding (as in electrically isolated) to the center connectors of a double-pole, double-throw toggle, and wire one side of the DPDT to the program track output and the other to the main output. That way, you can use the siding either as part of your layout or as your programming track. For toggle switches, look online at places like All Electronics, Digikey or Mouser, or at your LHS by Miniatronics.
The Pro Box doesn't require a switch, it detects an engine on the programming track and swithches automatically internally.
Also, from reading the OP's original post I don't think he has his set up wired properly, or else he isn't using the controller properly. The original Dynamis Control box should be connected to the Programming Track and the Pro Box connected to the Layout. The Programming track must be electrically isolated from the layout but not physically isolated. Programming on the programming Track is done in "broadcast mode" and programming on 'the Main" is done to a specific decoder address. If he is programming all decoders, including the turntable decoder, I am thinking he has the wires hooked up the wrong way.