fac Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 If the programming track is completely isolated from the operational track can the elink be connected to both (programming from programming output operational track from main output). So that when programming the program track only is used, and when running the operational track is used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Yes you can fac. Take a look a the recent thread on the DPDT switch to do just that. But also be mindful that a number of people have reported locos on the main moving when programming instructions are given on the programming track, and that one person solved this by changing loco IDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDS Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I have always wondered this about my Elite controller. I only ever have one output connected at once but it had crossed my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choralc Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 When I helped someone with their RM we used two separate lengths of track connected at the same time, first to their Elite and then their eLink. I'm sure somewhere on the forum someone has said that they have an isolated siding or dummy siding on the baseboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 There have been cases reported on another forum of what seemed like cross talk between the Elite TRACK and PROG outputs, where someone was programming on the isolated track and locos on the main were affected.I have always had both sets of Elite terminals connected to appropriate track and have never seen this problem yet.I also use a DPDT to switch my Rolling Road between programming and main use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_forward Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 When I helped someone with their RM we used two separate lengths of track connected at the same time, first to their Elite and then their eLink. I'm sure somewhere on the forum someone has said that they have an isolated siding or dummy siding on the baseboard.I have a length of track, 18" long on its own in the fiddle yard for programming, permanently connected to the elink prog output... Works a treat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fac Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Thank you for all your usefull comments, i did not wish to use switches unless required. I will read the DPDT switch thread, but hope to connect as suggested given the experience shown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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