It is hard to answer your question since ROSS switches are custom built. They are basically unlike any other brand on the market. They come in three lines and (I believe) 4 variations, and depending upon which line and variation has been purchased, changes the answer. OR is that the real question - Which version to buy?OK, I am perplexed as to the best way to make a power block with Ross switches.
Which of these methods would be the best way to go?
1) Thru the wiring in the switch: ie don't jumper the side to be blocked.
2) Jumper all three legs of the switch, then use a fiber pin at whichever side is to be blocked.
It seems that simply having the switches wired up completely, and using a fiber pin might be the least confusing for track design and parts ordering, but I am sure that there are other considerations that I am unaware of.
Yes, you are right if your blocks are only "On" and "Off". I was thinking when a 2nd controller is in charge of the next block and the locomotive "jumps" the power between the two. That could either short them together, provide double the power to the loco, or both.BTW, what exactly engine jump? I am very new to all of this, so I need some details on this.
If the next block is on the engine would simply go thru, right?
Then of the next block was off the engine would stop, right?
Yes, you are right if your blocks are only "On" and "Off". I was thinking when a 2nd controller is in charge of the next block and the locomotive "jumps" the power between the two. That could either short them together, provide double the power to the loco, or both.
I assume you mean when the blocks are on different power supplies. As far as I know there isn't any simple way to get around it, other than having good engineers who know where their train is supposed to be and are paying attention. At the museum we have a complex signal system, stopping the train at a red signal will prevent a short.You bring up a good point. How do you get around the jumping, shorting, over powering where a train simply goes from one powered block to the next powered block?