Bob, This is the point where running on DCC would probably solve that
problem in one heart beat. There are several mnaufacturers making
'automatic reversing units' that eliminate all those switches. I
installed a MRC unit on my turntable and it routes the current properly
everytime. I don;'t know how it works but it does.
Bob Werre
Robert Nicholson wrote:
> MJ Tower on SHABBONA RR is now installed and semi-operational. I say
> "semi" because Radio Shack toy stores no longer stock the 4PDT
> mini-toggle switch I need to power the crossing. I'll have to mail
> order one, I guess, and pay about twice as much in shipping as the
> price of the toggle
>
> I have successfully used 3PDT toggles (Radio Shack toy stores no
> longer stock those, either) in the past, but since the switch at MJ is
> one end of a wye that needs polarity reversal to do its job properly,
> and the Mooar side of the crossing as well, a 3PDT (shown in the
> control panel photo won't work with my common rail electrical system.
> Believe me, I spent about three days discovering that!
>
> Temporarily, the crossing is wired for running on the Mooar side only,
> until I get the proper toggle. I have posted a photo of the control
> panel in the photos section under "Bob Nicholson", and will post a
> photo of MOOAR JUNCTION trackage in a little while.
>
> Bob Nicholson
>
>
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