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Reply to "Proposed Solution to DCS Watchdog in Yard Tracks (DCS-RC WD Gerber Files Added to First Post)"

@milwrd posted:

Here's my two cents worth. I have a nine stall roundhouse and seven whisker tracks around my turn table. I used two 12v 8up relay banks for powering these tracks thru the accessory ports of two AIU's. When I activate a stall/whisker with my remote it also turns on one of these inexpensive (I got these for $1.20 ea.) timer relays and powers up the DCS-RC for whatever time I have the timer relay set for (about 4 to 6 seconds). Here is a pic of my setup.

milwrd,  Nice setup, very very tidy!!

I just have the DCS-RC running continuously on the TIU channel that controls all my siding tracks, 14 in total.  Each track is independently switched, and the DCS-RC in continually hammering out it's WD, so engines come up dark and silent, job done.

In point of fact, I have four DCS-RC WD boxes, one for each TIU output, all my tracks get the treatment.

GRJ, makes perfect sense and great setup.  May I read your response to infer that your gut says bridging Fixed 2 to Fixed 1 briefly may be the simplest solution?

Dan, Steve and all, thanks for the replies so far.

Barry

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