02-15-2010, 08:32 AM
How old are those turnouts? The Atlas custom-Line Code 83 turnouts I have been using do not look like that and are not built that way electrically. Here is a diagram showing how the Custom-Line turnouts I have seen are built: (drawing is from Allan Gartner's DCC web page - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.wiringfordcc.com/">http://www.wiringfordcc.com/</a><!-- m --> )
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As shown in the drawing, the stock rail is factory connected to the closure rail - connecting the two closure rails would be a short circuit. I am quite certain of this - looking at the bottom of a customline code 83 turnout, I see two nickel-silver plates which are located directly under the intersection of the point - stock - closure rails on each side.
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Before we go any further, we need to find out exactly what turnouts are being used in the original post.
As shown in the drawing, the stock rail is factory connected to the closure rail - connecting the two closure rails would be a short circuit. I am quite certain of this - looking at the bottom of a customline code 83 turnout, I see two nickel-silver plates which are located directly under the intersection of the point - stock - closure rails on each side.
Before we go any further, we need to find out exactly what turnouts are being used in the original post.
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