Now I'm getting the same reading with both engines. I also have a third engine that I'm borrowing from a friend, and I'm getting the same weak signal in the same block with all 3 engines. This block is at the approach to a drawbridge, and is controlled by a limit switch that cuts off power to the block when the bridge is up. Now I'm wondering if the cause is the length of the feeder wire from the limit switch to the weak track signal block. That feeder wire runs from the limit switch all the way around the layout to the block it controls, so it's the longest feeder on my layout at approx. 25 feet.
So now my question is what's the longest a wire can be and still transmit a good track signal? All wiring is #12 stranded wire.
Thanks again for the help.
John
