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Bryant Dunivan 111417 posted:
Gilly@N&W posted:

As I understand it, Atlas switches are internally jumpered. 

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Having just gone through what your experiencing right now, I understand how frustrating this can be. Hang in there. You'll get it sorted-out.

Looking at my diagram above, is there an issue with the way I insulated the center rails?  Should I also insulate both commons rails inside and outside next to the insulated center rail?

I think I have this figured out.  One of the problems with this switch is that it is an older version.  The center rail on the straight part is not jumped all of the way through.  Seeing this, I removed the insulator from the curve where it joins the top switch.  I put a power terminal on the joint.  I now can pass a train without power interruption.  Also, since the center straight has a gap (no jumper) between the end of the snake tongue and the long straight center going up it should serve the function of an insulator for the wiring recommended  DCS.  Does it sound like a reasonable statement?

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