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<p>You will need to run 2 wires to carry power to the far side of the layout directly from the power pack. This will be your "Power Bus"</p><p>Then hook one rail to each wire. That is your feeder.</p><p>That way the model locomotive feeding off your power pack on your side of the table will get all the way out to the far side and feed off THAT connection. Many railroaders put feeder wires every several feet so that the model locomotive thinks it is only a few feet from the power pack.</p><p>DONT throw away your KATO Unitrack. If you got 200 dollars tied up in the track keep it. Dont throw them away because UNITRACK is a respected and quality track manufactor. I have a few sections on my work bench and despite 20 degree temperature changes twice a day it does the job well.</p><p>Me thinks that the voltage is too puny kinder child for that much track. I recall really small crappy trainset power packs that fail to feed a engine with adequate power to maintain desired speed 6 feet away on the other side of the loop. (Probably why I'm "Driving" a 20 amp supply with a 8 amp command center today)</p><p>The best testamony I think of with the Kato Unitrack is the MR's recent issue that illlustrates the basic track layout made from Kato track, the .PDF files availible for download here on this website and finally the featured "Layout in one week" from the people that create the website, magazines and participate in the Hobby. If the KATO Track is so bad as to be thrown away, what the hell are they doing with it?</p><p>Think twice before you throw it away. If you did or will, then get out of trains and find something else that does not involve electricity. It's a bit harsh I know but there are reasons why our trains sometimes misbehave and there is so much knowledge and resources out there where someone before you had the same problem.</p><p>You are in a world where electricity makes a motor run. Feed the motor with stout voltage, good ampheres and robust connections that are capable of sharing the load across the whole layout with many other connectors.</p><p>I bet you will have the same power problems with ANY track. Not just Kato.</p><p>If you do end up throwing it away at least mail it to me or someone else who can use the stuff properly. I encourage you to read and learn as much as you can about power buses, feeders and associated abilities of the different power systems availible to the hobby.</p>
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