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<p>[quote user="richhotrain"]</p> <p> </p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">bearman</div> <div class="quote-content"> <p>Ok, what's a snubber?  I googled it and got back all sorts of electricity mumbo jumbo that is above my pay grade.  And what are the symptoms of any problem that can be traced to the lack of a snubber? </p> <p>And, would I need a couple?  I have two 14 gage busses, about 20 feet each, feeding two power districts and I just terminated them at barrier strips. </p> <p> </p> </div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p>My current layout operated just fine without snubbers, but after a heated debate on the Yahoo forums a few years back, I decide to add snubbers. I saw no difference in performance. So, on my next layout, I will skip them.</p> <p> </p> <p>Rich</p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>Short verison:</p> <p>A snubber is component (capacitor + resistor) that filters out noise on the DCC bus.  Some layouts need them, others dont.  </p> <p>Better explaination than DCC wiki here:</p> <p><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/markgurries/home/dcc-general-best-practices/wiring-planing/snubbers-rc-filter">https://sites.google.com/site/markgurries/home/dcc-general-best-practices/wiring-planing/snubbers-rc-filter</a></p> <p> </p>
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