Friday, July 3, 2009

NTS & B Winter (Tinseltown) level power control

After much consideration, I decided to mount the winter level switch track buttons and track power (green) and accessory(yellow) power switches directly to the front of the layout above the transformers. I considered mounting them on a separate piece of wood, and then connecting that to the front of the layout, but could see no advantage to doing that, and it would be more work/materials/time. The track power and switch track button wiring is complete. The layout of the switches mirrors the track layout, with the left button and 2 power switches controlling the passing siding on the left end of the loop, and the right 2 switches and buttons controlling the right end of the loop. The 2 small sidings on the right side are actually powered by the rightmost switch, since only 1 and 2 cars can fit in the sidings. Then next switch in controls power to the long lead in track. The accessory controls will be wired as the accessories are added. The tan devices under the switches and by the transformer are Lionel #91 fast acting adjustable circuit breakers, and connected to track power. Since I have started using them, there has been little to none unexpected smoke.