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Our layout includes 60 track blocks. 6 power packs divide the blocks into 6 individual operating sections. My question is : can 1 power pack be used to provide power to all our layout with 6 rheostats installed to control trains for each individual section now controlled by transformers(power packs)?
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Yes, It can be done with only 1 power pack (if you can find one with a high enough amperage rating), but you must insure that there is NO WAY for 2 controllers to try to apply power to the same block at the same time. Both rails would have to have insulated rail joiners at BOTH ends of each block.
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of course it can be done. You will need a higher amperage power transformer, lotsa wires, and if you want to run both directions from each rheostat, you will need a polarity reversing circuit built onto EACH one. But no, you will not necessarily need to use DCC for this. I have successfully completed a scaled-down version of the exact idea you are asking about. GOOD LUCK!!!
------------------ Cory (o:}=
You might want to consider 2 or 3 transformers for all 60 blocks; the heat from one that big would be unbearable, and could damage your layout.
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