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What’s the effect of power routing on decoders?

Online train club member Colin models N scale and asks:

“I am using NCE DCC Power Pro and my question relates to the problems I am having with installing Switch-Cats on my layout. I am wondering if the power routing affects the accessory decoders? I am unable to get the turnouts to work.”

One Response to What’s the effect of power routing on decoders?

  • Kevin Ching says:

    If you have switches on the main bus or track the anything that is isolated will not work the track needs to be live for the signal to go through to the decoder.

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