I have a short section of track maybe 6 feet that has its own pair and the signal strength is like 5's and 6's .Its adjacent to the long section described above.Not sure why this is happenning as it seens wired properly.
That's a good question,, It seems sometimes longer blocks are better than a number off short ones, I'd bet money (if I had any) that if you removed the one Hot track feeder from the short block at the terminal strips and jumpered the insulated joint with alligator clips the signal would improve. On the other hand both blocks might go south . You never know until you try it. Easy to try.
