05-15-2009, 09:23 PM
I am building my own turnouts, gapping and wiring according to what I found on Allan Gartners site, Wiring For Dcc. This worked fine on my other layout. As I build the turnouts, I test for shorts and then run a loco. This morning i installed a turnout, tested and all was fine. Installed another turnout and had a short. Removed the wires and still had a short. Removed the turnout and still had a short. Removed the other turnout, still shorted. Brushed the track to make sure there was nothing across the rails. Still shorted. Tried a different loco. No difference.
So, I hooked up my dc power supply. The short was gone. For about a minute. With dc hooked up, the loco will try to run, then the overload light will come on very dim and slowly get brighter. I am at a total loss as to where the short could be or what it could be. Here is a picture of my yard, the green turnouts have not been installed yet, the red is where the short happened. No other track on the layout that is wired in.
Anybody have any ideas :?:
So, I hooked up my dc power supply. The short was gone. For about a minute. With dc hooked up, the loco will try to run, then the overload light will come on very dim and slowly get brighter. I am at a total loss as to where the short could be or what it could be. Here is a picture of my yard, the green turnouts have not been installed yet, the red is where the short happened. No other track on the layout that is wired in.
Anybody have any ideas :?:
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