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Post by steveturner on Feb 1, 2021 21:27:39 GMT -8
Hi guys hope all is well with you all.I want separate power through toggles to power bridge track on turntable and track stalls.Do i use a single pole switch toggle as on/of and just break one side or should you also toggle off the other rail. Thanks
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Post by edwardsutorik on Feb 2, 2021 12:24:25 GMT -8
A single pole would do (SPST). I probably would still put in a double pole (DPST) so that I could have indicator lights. Maybe not now. Maybe later.
You could even go nuts and put in a DPDT (no center off), and then you could use the "extra" poles to show red lights for off and green for on/active. Might look cool.
Ed
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Post by steveturner on Feb 2, 2021 14:05:44 GMT -8
A single pole would do (SPST). I probably would still put in a double pole (DPST) so that I could have indicator lights. Maybe not now. Maybe later. You could even go nuts and put in a DPDT (no center off), and then you could use the "extra" poles to show red lights for off and green for on/active. Might look cool. Ed Thanks Ed..Gotcha..when its flipped down the poggle powers say red LED...up when power to track a Green LED wired across the power wires.Power is either up for track and green LED or down just for a red LED...the center terminals are the hot and feed the two either side.I think i got it.Thank.Ed |
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Post by edwardsutorik on Feb 2, 2021 15:58:53 GMT -8
Nope.
My way of doing the red/green thing is:
On one side (3 in a row), incoming DCC track power comes to the middle terminal, and outgoing DCC track power is on one of the outer ones (you'll have to experiment to figure which one).
On the OTHER side (3 in a row), lighting power comes to the middle terminal. On the outer terminals, the wires go to the appropriate red or green LED's or bulbs (remember them?).
The two systems (DCC track power, and "indicator" power), are totally electrically separate.
Again, you're gonna have to experiment which wires for EACH "system" go where. Every time I think I can reason it out, it goes wrong. It's a gift, I guess. You could probably do a test setup with clip leads. And take careful notes. Like me. Sometimes.
Of course, you don't HAVE to have the pretty lights. You can just look at the handle positions. But twinkly colored lights are SO attractive. Well, forget the twinkly part, in this case.
Ed
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