04-12-2012, 02:52 AM
Okay...
yesterday we made the new window bridge element to get Topton connected to the rest of the layout.
It's not a big deal, but I added some electrical features to one of the fixture boards. Here I installed two spring contacts to supply the lift out element with track power. This way, I don't need wires on this element and can easily lift it out if needed. To prevent dead trains running into the gap, I added a switch that will turn of the track power on all modules left of the joint between Woods Furniture and Nantahala Valley. If the bridge element is in place, the switch is closed and the track power is running.
Here're some pics.
![[Image: Bridge_5i.jpg]](http://www.gerds-modellbahn.de/SOU/Anlage/Bridge/Bridge_5i.jpg)
Click pics to unlarge.
Today I'll add the tracks and fix some issues to get the expanded layout into working condition.
Cheers, Gerd
yesterday we made the new window bridge element to get Topton connected to the rest of the layout.
It's not a big deal, but I added some electrical features to one of the fixture boards. Here I installed two spring contacts to supply the lift out element with track power. This way, I don't need wires on this element and can easily lift it out if needed. To prevent dead trains running into the gap, I added a switch that will turn of the track power on all modules left of the joint between Woods Furniture and Nantahala Valley. If the bridge element is in place, the switch is closed and the track power is running.
Here're some pics.
![[Image: Bridge_5i.jpg]](http://www.gerds-modellbahn.de/SOU/Anlage/Bridge/Bridge_5i.jpg)
Click pics to unlarge.
Today I'll add the tracks and fix some issues to get the expanded layout into working condition.
Cheers, Gerd
