09-11-2016, 05:10 PM
I’ve been having a current / short problem with my fairly new DC British N-scale layout. Please see the photo below.
Basically, this 32” wide by 68” long layout consists of an outer and inner loop. On the inner loop, I cannot get any electrical current to flow down the inside siding (top right) where the red arrows end on this photo. So whenever the points at the top right, are switched so that locos should travel down the sidings (indicated by the red arrows) the power completely stops or goes week. It stops and sometimes the red “short out” light lights up on my transformer. Here are a few other points:
— no matter where a train is on the inner loop, the power completely stops (or goes very weak) once I adjust the points to open up this siding
— occasionally, trains will very slowly move closer to the siding but usually they stop completely (and then the red short-out light will come on).
— the odd thing is that — about a week ago -- I was successfully getting power down these sidings so I could run locos in & out from them. Then, for some reason, this stopped a few days ago. (As far as I know, everything is the same on the layout; no changes.)
— FYI, the transformer connectors join the track just in the lower left area, but are just cropped out of this pic.
I’m running out of ideas to solve this and getting frustrated! I can provide more info as needed. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Rob
Basically, this 32” wide by 68” long layout consists of an outer and inner loop. On the inner loop, I cannot get any electrical current to flow down the inside siding (top right) where the red arrows end on this photo. So whenever the points at the top right, are switched so that locos should travel down the sidings (indicated by the red arrows) the power completely stops or goes week. It stops and sometimes the red “short out” light lights up on my transformer. Here are a few other points:
— no matter where a train is on the inner loop, the power completely stops (or goes very weak) once I adjust the points to open up this siding
— occasionally, trains will very slowly move closer to the siding but usually they stop completely (and then the red short-out light will come on).
— the odd thing is that — about a week ago -- I was successfully getting power down these sidings so I could run locos in & out from them. Then, for some reason, this stopped a few days ago. (As far as I know, everything is the same on the layout; no changes.)
— FYI, the transformer connectors join the track just in the lower left area, but are just cropped out of this pic.
I’m running out of ideas to solve this and getting frustrated! I can provide more info as needed. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Rob
Rob
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