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T-trak Tester
« on: September 04, 2019, 10:50:00 AM »
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My module had a bad power feed at its recent first show. Since it was a new module and I was the FNG (Freaky New Guy) my module track power feed was suspect. But I knew my module was good. After the show I confirmed the problem wasn’t with my wiring, but the power feed to one of my tracks was dead. I know @arbomambo had a neat tester made up for him to test module wiring, but it doesn’t test the supplied power feed.

Anyway, this is my setup:

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Now I can prove to the layout coordinator that my wiring is good by plugging in the 9 volt battery. They had a multimeter to test track voltage. I can also plug the bulb into the supplied power, to be sure I am getting power.
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Re: T-trak Tester
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2019, 12:26:30 PM »
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Nice idea.  Bulb lights and connectors, feed wires & track are all shown as good.  Just about foolproof.

good job, idea also good for Ntrak modules.

conrad

ps  I stuff a bunch of batteries into my Kato double crossover module to power it.  the module is an old vacuum formed T-Trak "box" with lots of room.
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