Common Rail Wiring - Electricity for Model Railroads
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- Using common rail, even the most basic model railroad can benefit from block wiring. Even a DCC railroad has improved control by using some block wiring.
When using multiple power packs (cab controls), if the power packs have independent power supplies, that is to say, every
throttle is an independent power supply with an individual dedicated transformer and rectifier, the track output power can have one side of each throttle connected and then connected to one of the two rails. A common rail across the entire layout! The block controls need only power sections of the opposite rail.
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I was just helping a friend with his railroad. And tried to explain common rail to him, which is sort of like trying to teach somebody Latin. It’s just weird. And then I came up with a great solution for him. He’s planning to just use two power supplies, one running two different loops, with two switches connecting them so I said OK do this hook one power supply to one loop and then the other power supply to the other loop and then where the switches connect the shoe loops just insulate one rail. Don’t need to use two insulated railers, just use one and you now have a common rail system. I know it sounds crazy, but it works.
Like a mobilise strip.
Thanks 😊
You’re welcome 😇
Great vidio, but glad to be AC lol.... Thanks for the morning coffee...
Any time! AC on!
Dale I sincerely hope that you will do a wiring tutorial video showing us how to do the wiring for a two gauge layout using the common rail technique; I could use all the help that I can get.
Yup. 👍
it’s pretty much easy. The common rail is the common electric rail. Both gauge rails are the “powered” rail. In DCC they can be electrically joined. But I prefer to wire them separately.
Good night once again
Sleep well 😴
This one has me 😲 but will have to watch again to see if I can get it. You did great job it is just me. See you Sunday.
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Good morning!😄yup. This is a bit confusing. 🫤. But simple to do. Just completed to understand the why it works. Gods blessings back.
Speaking of common rail. I need to spark a conversation about nickle silver vs brass rail. Seems like one is more conductive but the other doesnt oxidize as bad. The Llagas Creek seems a little more expensive but if it is going to save pain seems like it is worth it?
It’s a special nickel. Expensive! Only used for model railroad tracks and guitar frets! The oxide is conductive! Brass oxidation isn’t. So it needs to be cleaned off. Llagas can go for years. For ever? Outside without cleaning. I’ve never cleaned ours.
Good idea for a show though!
Nope Dale, DON'T Make any sense! Nope, nope, nope!! Got a book on this with illustrations?!
Yup. The Kalmbach book on electrical wiring. Out of print? Anyway it’s all over the place on eBay and stuff
Real study the graphic at 4:20. (The inside rail is the common rail) Hope that helps!