>.. a booster is a good idea if you wire your "troubleprone" area of
>the layout - station yards, fiddle, etc - where most, um, incidents
>happen. So that if the yard shuts down, the main can keep operating.
>Just don't connect one of the links when adding the booster. Yes, this
>disables software reset for shorts, but the other "power division"
>keeps operating. It takes about 30 secs for the on-board protector
>circuit to reset itself.
>
You don't needto get a booster for that purpose, they are a bit pricy, get DCC circuit breakers, details for DIY are at The ARC, Auto Reverse and Cutout module. Or you can buy the Digitrax PM42,
This is a very good reference on DCC power supply
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