tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957086155273505111.post6782472028280398836..comments2024-03-28T11:49:43.558+00:00Comments on Chris Nevard Model Railways & Photography Blog: Brewhouse Quay: Wiring funChris Nevard Model Railways & Photography http://www.blogger.com/profile/06373894895731685064noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957086155273505111.post-7710944995963529592010-12-19T22:09:17.041+00:002010-12-19T22:09:17.041+00:00Further to my coment above, neither of the K-cross...Further to my coment above, neither of the K-crossings needs any isolating breaks as their polarity is independent of the common crossings. The same is true for the outer slip rail.<br /><br />The outer slip rail and the inner K crossing will always be the same polarity and so can be bonded together.<br /><br />If you wire it as I suggest, then it will be impossible to have conflicting train movements across the diamond. If I was any use with computer graphics programs I'd draw you a diagram, but I am strictly a "back of an envelope" man ..Radical Believerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300295316861209409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957086155273505111.post-4966420540591335602010-12-19T17:52:38.131+00:002010-12-19T17:52:38.131+00:00Thank you for the wisdom here! I have just started...Thank you for the wisdom here! I have just started laying the copper clad now, quite therapeutic and nice an easy with the trackbed removable from the main board with the high backdrop.Chris Nevard Model Railways & Photography https://www.blogger.com/profile/06373894895731685064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957086155273505111.post-46598701589657200442010-12-19T01:52:17.230+00:002010-12-19T01:52:17.230+00:00If you are using DCC you could use of the Hex Frog...If you are using DCC you could use of the Hex Frog Juicers. These will automatically switch the polarity of those gapped sections as needed.<br /><br />http://www.handlaidtrack.com/Hex-Frog-Juicer-Automatic-Frog-Polarity-Switcher-p/hfj001.htm<br /><br />Cheers<br />DarrenDarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978286784437010885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957086155273505111.post-1169615476040932522010-12-18T22:22:10.735+00:002010-12-18T22:22:10.735+00:00I built exactly this type of formation a few years...I built exactly this type of formation a few years ago. I found that the K-crossing inside the triangle can be permanantly wired to the "slip rail" furthest from it, which probably doesn't need an isolating break at all. The common crossings in the diamond can be switched by wiring them to the common crossings of the points that feed trains across them.<br /><br />If I remember correctly, I had to cut isolating gaps in the checkrails.Radical Believerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300295316861209409noreply@blogger.com