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Is there any point for operational prototypical cross gate?
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[quote user="Adelie"] <p>I designed my last layout with detection sections, and am going to do the same with the next one. You don't even need transponding for the Digitrax system, just the block occupancy detectors. My own plan is to install a resistor wheelset in each caboose, so the block is detected as occupied by either the front or back of the train.</p><p>To answer your question, there is no point in any of this....other than it provides some level of enjoyment and "we can." Or you can always fall back on the old justification, "it keeps me out of trouble." That's pretty important, because the older I get the more trouble I can get into.<span class="smiley">[(-D]</span> </p><p>[/quote]</p><p>Very true! We can always just have a DC loop on a table top! LOL</p><p>May I ask if you are using Digitrax DCC system? Which block detection you use? Circuitron's optical block detection circuit? Digitrax have this new signal decoder that will power 32 signals head or 8 Tortoise with built in block detection, wonder how that would work out with this...the Circuitron system is a completely independant unit I think...with optical sensors but they have a model with logic which will also drive their bells module as well, now that would be cool!</p><p>I am not sure to go with Circuitron's independant modules or the Digitrax DCC block detection type...if you are using optical sensor type, how do you hide the optical sensors? Since we want to make it realsitic? ;-)</p>
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