john_goodwin1 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Hi, can you have power to layout bus and power to signalling track connected at the same time?. It seems a bit awkward to have to disconnect power from bus just to program a loco? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 The Elite has separate terminals 'TRACK A&B' and 'PROG A&B'. The 'TRACK' output for the layout track and the 'PROG' output for the programming track. Thus you do not need to disconnect the 'TRACK' output to perform programming tasks on the 'PROG' output..The 'Select' however does not have separate terminals, thus with a Select controller you MUST disconnect the track and connect the programming track piece to the same Select track terminals in place of the main layout track connection. If you don't, then any decoder still connected to the main track whether that be a loco or an accessory decoder will have their configurations overwritten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_goodwin1 Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 Top man Chris, thought it seemed a bit daft having to connect and disconnect all the time!!Another problem solved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 You may have seen recommendations to disconnect the Elite main track output when performing programming tasks on the programming track. But that is only a 'workaround' that might help if the user has problems with a decoder accepting programming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 It's probably not necessary, but as I have a lot of programmed loco's on the track, I find it easier to disconnect - just in case - when setting up a new loco on the programming track. I'd rather waste five seconds disconnecting two wires - than have to re-programme my entire fleet, if something goes daft! 😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzpjl8 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 HI,there is no need to disconnect the elite main track power, I have had a programming track in place for over 12 years and have never had a problem with the main layout getting reprogramming. cheers nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 The problem is not so much the chance of reprogramming the whole of the main but that folk have as Chris said reported problems programming when the main was connected. The suggested workaround was to disconnect the main so that it could not interfere with the programming output. Others however like yourself have not seen the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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