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Reply to "Fast track switches shorting"

@usmarkie posted:

ohh,  the the one I am using for the accessory power is a transformer from the fifties, type S 80watts  and the main power a rebuilt type LW...

First ensure the LW has the common "A" post to the outside rails (or lockon clip #2 for tubular) and the hot "U" post to the center rail (or lockon clip #1 for tubular), and then phase the Type S to the LW with "A" to "A" for common, and then "U"  on the Type S to your switch power, varying the voltage to get satisfactory performance at the lowest setting.

DON'T use the AUX GND terminals on the switches. It's not needed in common ground layouts and leads to short circuits if the transformers are not in phase.

After setting up this way you still have problems, it is possible some of the switches are wired wrong internally, but there is a work-around for that.

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