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DCC power problem


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I seem to have encountered a problem with my layout. I've cut the track at the baseboard joins and copper clad the rails as well as cut them at the joins, then connected it up as usual. I seem to have power going from two boards but none on the other boards. I've added additional droppers onto the track on one side, where there are two tracks splitting into four which go to four storage lines and back around the layout. I never had this problem before but I seem to have now. Do I need to add more dropper wires onto my DCC power bus or is it something else. I've added a photo showing what I have done before but it's all changed since then and new track was added.

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Can you have another try at adding the photo?

 

Unfortunately it isn't clear (from your written description what you have done. We'd also need to know how the various boards are inter-connected electrically and where the layout/bus system is linked to the throttle/controller.

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Well I found that the problem is down to the fact that I haven't added dropper wires from the track on my other boards to my power bus. That's why I have found power was going from the controller and power bus to only half my track, which has dropper wires attached. I had blade splices attached to my power bus added before which I am able to use again. I just wonder where I've taken them off do I cover them with insulating tape afterwards to ensure no power drop.

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