GGG posted:Big_Boy_4005 posted:Gee guys, it just occurred to me that 3 rail dead rail is a bit of an oxymoron. Think about it, if you're going to go to the trouble of dead railing your engine, what's the point of the third rail?
Because if it is a 3 Rail engine the two outside wheels are the same circuit. You need the 3rd rail. G
If you dead rail a 3 rail engine, the center rail loses all meaning. You aren't drawing power from the rails. The battery pack connection bypasses the wheels altogether, and feeds the controller board directly. The rails are dead , so the fact that the wheels are electrically connected makes no difference.
That was my point.
