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1. Start with an un-powered DB150.
2. Connect the DB150‘s
CONFIG A
and
GROUND
terminals with a short
length of wire.
3. Set the DB150’s
MODE
switch to
RUN
.
4. Power up the DB150. The DB150 will automatically convert to booster
only operation when you power it up.
5. Connect the DB150 to your DCS100 on LocoNet via either
LocoNet Jack
A
or
B
using regular LocoNet Cables that have been tested with the LT1.
6. Use a coin to short one rail across the gap between the booster districts. If
there is no short, your installation is correct. If there is a short, swap the
Rail A & Rail B wire connections to the district.
7. You can add more DB150s by “daisy chaining” additional DB150 boosters
via the
LocoNet Jack A
or
B
on any DB150 in the system.
If you experience problems with operation after you add a DB150 to your sys-
tem, check to be sure that you have actually set it up as a booster by going
through the steps above again. We have seen this simple mistake cause operat-
ing problems with modular layouts when someone added a DB150 set up as a
command station to a layout that was already up and running with another
command station (DCS100 or DB150). In this case, two command stations can
be trying to run the same layout causing some undesirable operating results
such as trains that appear to be running away.
6.7 Reversing Section Wiring
You can operate reversing sections manually or automatically with Digitrax
Complete Train Control using an auto-reversing booster, a reversing section
controller such as an AR1 or PM42. You must double gap (completely isolate)
both ends of the reversing section just like with any other layout. Note that
D B 1 5 0
D B 1 5 0
TRACK
TRACK
STATUS
STATUS
POWER
POWER
ON
ON
OFF LINE
OFF LINE
O/G
O/G
NN
HO
HO
MODE
MODE
PP
RUN
RUN
L O C O N E T
L O C O N E T
AA
BB
SCALE
SCALE
SLEEP
SLEEP
RR
To
Power Supply
R
R
Power District (Double Gapped)
C
O
N
F
B
CON
F B
R
AI
L
B
RAI
L B
PO
W
ER
I
N
POWE
R
IN
C
O
N
F
A
CON
F A
R
AI
L
A
RAI
L A
PO
W
ER
I
N
POWE
R
IN
G
R
O
U
N
D
GROUND
This jumper
sets up the DB150
as an Expansion Booster
To another
DB150 or
DCS100