Reply to "MTH Restoration Big Boy Issue or not?"

jini5OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

Scouting dad, I have found by turning the locomotive around DCS will find it. Yes, I do have my outer rails isolated because I am using MTH realtrax with MTH's power lockon which only sends the negative to one outer rail. Is this typical on all 2/3 rail proto3 locos. I have other p3 locos without the 2/3 rail switch that show continuity between wheels on the same axle. So, by switch being in 3 rail, should I read continuity between wheels on the same axle? Even if there is a diode in the circuit, I am metering directly between 2 wheels on the same axle. So is it absolutely necessary to have both outer rails tied to ground? If so I am beginning to see that MTH's track power lockon is not really designed for a 3/2 rail loco.

6/9/227:50 AM

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