napier79 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Hi i have just bought a train set with packs A to D, my train can go round the outside track but soon as i put it in the inner track it wont unless i keep switching the Y tracks back and forth is there an easier way of doing this by isolating the tracks, i have to keep leaning over to switch 2 Y tracks otherwise the train stops. Thanks Gary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog RJ Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Hornby points have a self isolating feature built into them which makes most track layouts easy to set up but in this case this feature can be a problem. You have a number of options available to you. 1 Get another power supply and controller and connect this to the inner circuit. This allows two locos to be run and controlled independantly, one on the inner track and one on the outer. 2 Add an additional track feed from the outer circuit to the inner circuit. You may be able to run two locos at the same time but they will both move under the control of one controller and may overload the controller. 3 Fit the R823 point clips to the points. This will give you the same as option 2. 4 Convert to digital (DCC) operation.--------------------------------------------------------------------Rog :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napier79 Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 Hi, Thanks for your reply, at the moment i'm using one train, it geos round the outside as i said fine, but once i put it in the inner track, i am leaning over alot to keep constantly switching the Y points otherwise it will stop, so is there anotehr way one train can just do both tracks?. Thanks Gary. Rog (RJ) said: Hornby points have a self isolating feature built into them which makes most track layouts easy to set up but in this case this feature can be a problem. You have a number of options available to you. 1 Get another power supply and controller and connect this to the inner circuit. This allows two locos to be run and controlled independantly, one on the inner track and one on the outer. 2 Add an additional track feed from the outer circuit to the inner circuit. You may be able to run two locos at the same time but they will both move under the control of one controller and may overload the controller. 3 Fit the R823 point clips to the points. This will give you the same as option 2. 4 Convert to digital (DCC) operation. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rog :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog RJ Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 As I said in point 2 of my original reply "Add an additional track feed from the outer circuit to the inner circuit". You can do this with the Hornby link wire set, R8201,--------------------------------------------------------------------Rog :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napier79 Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 Ok, sorry, but do u mean the link wires, as i already using one. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Make sure you have the link wires plugged in the right way. If they are plugged in the wrong way round you will get a short circuit.-----------------------------Get off the line Bobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napier79 Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 Yes link wires r A to A and B to B, but it still stops after it geos round then u have to switch the Y track again for the train to move. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Need a picture. Do you have a photobucket account?-----------------------------Get off the line Bobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Can't post pics on here. Need a link to photobucket.-----------------------------Get off the line Bobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napier79 Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 The best way i can descibe this is, i have 2 loops both sides of the loops and Ytracks looking like a Z letter, once the train goeos full circle in the inner track it stops then u have to switch the Y track every time to start it again, no i don't have photobucket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_nower Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Hi Napier I have the same problem and the links do not work. From these posts it would appear that we need to buy extra transformer etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_forward Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I'm assuming you are using dc rather than dcc? If that is the case then generally for each complete circuit of track you will need one controller, or a controller with two controlled outputs. Then you can move your train from one circuit to the other, stop it, change the points and then use the second controller on the second circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 You shouldn't need 2 controllers for one train, only to run 2 trains independently on each track. Link wires should work, but another way is to run 2 sets of wires from your single controller to a power track or power clip in each loop. Agsin you must make sure you wire them the same way around or the whole thing will short out and overload when you switch your points. PS. I know that 2 power feeds are electrically equivalent to one feed and links if correctly wired. But given the links don't work, they can't be correctly wired so I'm suggesting this arrangement may be easier to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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