Hi All,
I'm having problems with blocks. I have 4 blocks on my layout and i have them wired and set to the same polarities and every time I pass an engine over the insulators from one block to another I fry my potentiometer.
Everything has been wired, checked and double checked and I can't figure out why this keeps happening.
Here is a rough wiring diagram that goes to each of the 4 blocks.
Note: the switches are actually SPDT and DPDT switches for power and polarity.
Thoughts??
Howdy, pardner,
Them electrical geeks all hang out down the page at the Model Railroader Electronics and DCC forum. Asking your question there should get you a knowledgeable answer.
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
WineNTrains Hi All, I'm having problems with blocks. I have 4 blocks on my layout and i have them wired and set to the same polarities and every time I pass an engine over the insulators from one block to another I fry my potentiometer. Everything has been wired, checked and double checked and I can't figure out why this keeps happening. Here is a rough wiring diagram that goes to each of the 4 blocks. Note: the switches are actually SPDT and DPDT switches for power and polarity. Thoughts??
Take a minute or two to read the post right above your post.
It helps to take about five minutes to look though all the forums.
Rich
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