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Hiya, correct, I made some changes but nothing structural or that will make a change to electrical circuit.... i havent created a return loop :-( i get to the corners as i left a foot on each of the far sides so all i have to do is bend down and go underneath the boards... get a backache but its worth it :-)

only done 2 out of 3 layers...now i have stopped until i get this fixed!!! so annoying! enjoy yes this works fine.... it seems my powerpro isnt liking my track layout....

thanks for you indepth response, i have gone through it and please see my responses in RED i live in the manchester area? after the removals of restrictions it would be great if someone with knowledge can come round!

thanks, so it was a while back so it shouldnt make a difference... will use option 1 as a last resort! i must be missing the obvious?

please i would appreciate your advice! just concerned that the powerpro is finding a fault which the SB5 isnt and that could be dangerous long term... thanks Aaron

interesting.... i had this problem for a while and i then changed some stuff and actually ballasted a short amount of track that was going to go under a tunnel...how would this effect the current, how to i fix it.... naturally i dont like your second point hahahaha

Ray, me again... can you explain point number one you make, it sounds interesting? also the power feeds are throughout the track, however due to circumstance they are almost all unplugged until i resolve, on the failing tracks the feeder is just to the left of the 3 sets of points... thanks again

thanks, just tried that, and hey it still cuts out :-) short of separating the booster to a different power district i cannot think of doing anything

thanks Ray, its not that i need to do anything, as soon as i power up the track (by plugging in the bus wire) it will cut out every now and then without me doing anything but just watching the now annoying flashing red light...its intermittent and strange, as it works fine on my old SB5... i am really struggling here and thinking of going back to my old SB5 but concerned there is a danger on the track somewhere... thanks again for your response Aaron

John, thanks for your response, in answer to your questions. 1. these are insulated standard Hornby UK points 2. nope they are not live points, (unless switched to the live track) 3. sorry I am not that good, dont understand the question :-) thanks so much for your input Aaron

hello! thanks for your response!, track 3 is the dark green track 5 is the purple as far as i know they are not reverse loops... thanks for your welcome and i hope you can help! Aaron

hi there, i have joined this forum as it has so much valuable information on here, I am baffled by an issue I have and can't move forward with my layout until i resolve it, any help from you guys would be really helpful!. i have a large layout under construction in my loft, it is DCC controlled and i have created a bus wire underneath. ok, i recently upgraded my NCE SB5 to the new power pro 5 amp system and since then I have intermittent shorts on track 3 and 5 of my layout (i have 8 tracks) to be clear: 1. NCE SB5 no issues at all 2. i have tried 2 Power pros and both short intermittently 3. i narrowed it down to track 3 and 5, all rest run ok 4. i have removed the BUS wire from my whole layout to help diagnose 5. i have adjusted the voltage downwards to no avail 6. i have no pins on track 7. i use Hornby points and have even replaced these all 8. i attach an image of my layout plan 9. i use a cobalt dc 5amp transformer (changed to this as thought AC was the issue) 10. the system cuts out intermittently, with no pattern but i have notices sometimes a voltage spike... any help on this would be really helpful!!! thank you so much in advance Aaron