October 6, 2005, 10:14 am
Thanks DR & Dean
I like the idea of the double pole switch and it's nice to know about the
built in overload protection. My concern about short circuits etc is that
the trains will be run by my 6 year old son and it is not beond the realms
of probability that, with 2 loops connected by a siding, he could have one
controller wired up so that turning it counterclockwise means the train goes
forward and have the other one connecte the other way round (should have
called the kid "Murphy" :>} )
T'other option is to have the two loops cross each other with 2 cross tracks
but not be connected at all. So long as we don't burn the house down...
--
Cheers - John Mycroft
coryton_at_cobbsmill_dot_com

I like the idea of the double pole switch and it's nice to know about the
built in overload protection. My concern about short circuits etc is that
the trains will be run by my 6 year old son and it is not beond the realms
of probability that, with 2 loops connected by a siding, he could have one
controller wired up so that turning it counterclockwise means the train goes
forward and have the other one connecte the other way round (should have
called the kid "Murphy" :>} )
T'other option is to have the two loops cross each other with 2 cross tracks
but not be connected at all. So long as we don't burn the house down...
--
Cheers - John Mycroft
coryton_at_cobbsmill_dot_com
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