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Hi all.
Can someone enlighten me regarding Marklin points (turnouts). I put together an oval of track, together with a passing loop, today just so that I could see a couple of trains travelling more than the 40cm of my test track. With both points set to the 'main line' I was surprised when a loco in the loop started moving as well. My experience in the past was that points used the blades to switch the current but, on checking a spare point, I found that there are straps tying all the +ve and -ve rails to each other. Having seen a layout where the points were definitely isolating a loop, I am wondering if these straps can be removed or not. It's not the end of the world if they cannot be, it would just help a bit. Any comments anyone?
Best wishes,
Chris
Can someone enlighten me regarding Marklin points (turnouts). I put together an oval of track, together with a passing loop, today just so that I could see a couple of trains travelling more than the 40cm of my test track. With both points set to the 'main line' I was surprised when a loco in the loop started moving as well. My experience in the past was that points used the blades to switch the current but, on checking a spare point, I found that there are straps tying all the +ve and -ve rails to each other. Having seen a layout where the points were definitely isolating a loop, I am wondering if these straps can be removed or not. It's not the end of the world if they cannot be, it would just help a bit. Any comments anyone?
Best wishes,
Chris