I am embarking on a little change to the layout and I was wondering if the knowledge base out there can confirm that I am doing everything in order or if I am not, or could do it better, slide a little knowledge my way to avoid any disaster:wave:
At the moment ( the dark side does lurk) I operate analogue TE using three separate receivers. I have one mainline with a few passing loops. I also have two shuttles operating independently, one as a self-contained separate quarry and another which I call the 'local' line which also operates separately with its own multiple stub ends. This has worked fine so far.
In the order of things.....I am in the throws of changing that!
I am going to have a linking section that will allow the quarry to join to the local line and also to add a sawmill extension to link to the local and feed the other sawmill at one end of the local. AND possibly a wye section for manual use, although that is not set in stone at present
The diodes and shuttle units can be overridden so that everything can be controlled manually if wished.
There will be DPDT switches to totally isolate the quarry section incase of any reverse polarity switching that that might happen out of sync between the two shuttle units!
There will be SPST switches to select which shuttle end will link with which other end.
The diodes will all be set up on the one side of the track on every installation so that they all operate the same and can operate together when switched in.
The switches/points will be controlled in association with the route/diode selection
There is enough track after each diode to accomodate the length of train or loco that will use it.
I have designed up the breaker and diode diagram. It is not ot scale or even in proportion.
If there are any gaffs please, please point them out to me!
The first diagram is a general one showing diode placement
The second diagram has more detail including isolating switches, how diodes will cooperate between the different possibilities
At the moment ( the dark side does lurk) I operate analogue TE using three separate receivers. I have one mainline with a few passing loops. I also have two shuttles operating independently, one as a self-contained separate quarry and another which I call the 'local' line which also operates separately with its own multiple stub ends. This has worked fine so far.
In the order of things.....I am in the throws of changing that!
I am going to have a linking section that will allow the quarry to join to the local line and also to add a sawmill extension to link to the local and feed the other sawmill at one end of the local. AND possibly a wye section for manual use, although that is not set in stone at present
The diodes and shuttle units can be overridden so that everything can be controlled manually if wished.
There will be DPDT switches to totally isolate the quarry section incase of any reverse polarity switching that that might happen out of sync between the two shuttle units!
There will be SPST switches to select which shuttle end will link with which other end.
The diodes will all be set up on the one side of the track on every installation so that they all operate the same and can operate together when switched in.
The switches/points will be controlled in association with the route/diode selection
There is enough track after each diode to accomodate the length of train or loco that will use it.
I have designed up the breaker and diode diagram. It is not ot scale or even in proportion.
If there are any gaffs please, please point them out to me!
The first diagram is a general one showing diode placement
The second diagram has more detail including isolating switches, how diodes will cooperate between the different possibilities