Reply to "Adventures in TMCC & Legacy... Trying to master the 455Khz track signal. I've built the test car, and it is finally working.."

Big_Boy_4005OGR Forum Member

RickO posted:
Are you powering the legacy base and the layout at the same time?
Its recommended that the base be powered first so it can get the signal to the track so the engines don't drop into conventional.
Is there some a loco or something "bridging" power from another block? The base shouldn't have anything to do with power to the track.

I've thought that powering the base first may be the answer. Right now bases and track power up on the same switch. That would mean trying to put the power supplies on a delay circuit.

I don't think there was any possibility of trains bridging power to that track. Those 3 supplies cover just the upper deck. I just rewired the lower deck supplies to minimize the number of transitions. Transitions occur at turnouts, a natural center rail break.

There shouldn't be any power there, that zone was unplugged.

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