Great video, Rick.
One question - When the switch is thrown connecting the outer main to the yard,
does any of the inner main approaching either side of the crossover go dead or
does it stay hot?
Ken
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From: pcondro@xxxxxxxxx
To: rc3r@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, Oct 7, 2021 8:30 pm
Subject: [rc3r] Re: How to operate the new yard switches.
Thank you Rick for all your efforts.Guys……Tom, Rick and Paul truly gave a team
effort!Peter
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On Oct 7, 2021, at 8:13 PM, Rick <ricksinva@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Everyone,
On behalf of the electrical crew . . . here is a video explaining what we did
with the Yard Lead and the Yard.
I did this in a hurry so there are a few mistakes in the video.
Please read the information below.
Click here for the
video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eckbyFLIobA&ab_channel=RickS
Information:One half of the yard is physically dedicated to the going onto the
inner mainline only.The other half is physically dedicated to going onto the
outer mainline only.* You can still go from the inner mainline to the outer
mainline, and vice-versa, using the other switches on the mainline "sides" of
the layout.
All the on/off yard switches are done and operating for both the outer and the
inner sections.
The yard will only have power applied when it's corresponding mainline has
power applied. The inner yard will only have power when the inner mainline has
power.The outer yard will only have power when the outer mainline has power.
On either:If Conventional is selected: It will be powered by the Z-4000
throttle (0 - 20 volts).If Command is selected: It will instantly have 18
volts from the PowerHouse 180.
At time 2:02 I say "Turn these 2 on." That is not correct. You only turn the
one on that you want to power.
Please understand one important point. On the siding with the least amount of
straight track: The one closest to me that had the caboose on it in the video:
If someone is set-up on one of the other sidings and they want to come out;
they will have to turn that siding on to power the switches so they can come
out.* If you are set up on that "shortest" siding: Your engine is going to
get powered-up when he flips "your" siding switch. So, I wouldn't put your
engine on the track until you are ready to come out. * The same is true for
the shortest siding on the other side of the yard. I'm sorry if that is
confusing. It will make more sense when we explain it in person.
Sincerely,Rick
