Power Station LV101
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power output is reached.
Combining LV101s for larger output capacity
If your locomotives need a higher current than the 3.0A available
from the Power Station, you can connect two Power Stations in
parallel. Each Power Station is connected to its own transformer.
In this case you connect terminals J and terminals K on both
Power Stations with each other (Figure 5). You will then have
6.0A current available to power your trains.
Warning: If you wire your LV101s as in Figure 5 the
shorting current is also 6.0A. This could in some cases lead
to damage to vehicle wheels or tracks, especially in the
smaller scales.
Figure 5 Connecting track voltage for large scale railroads
Connecting a reverse loop
Lenz GmbH produces an automatic reversing module (LK100)
which can be used to easily wire complex automatic reversing
sections. While these units are invaluable in some cases they
are not absolutely needed for DCC operations. Following is an
example on how a very simple reversing section can be built.
Example:
Using isolated track contacts and a twin-coil relay, the polarity
inside a reverse loop is switched such that when crossing the
gaps, there is no short.
For example; consider Figure 6 when the
train travel is in clockwise direction (turnout is set to diverging
route).
When passing track contact b1, the polarity of the loop is set to
allow the train to cross the gap without a short. As the reverse
loop is traversed, track contact 2 will switch the polarity in the
loop, and the adjoining gap can be crossed safely. Since in
