Maxitrains
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Hi all,
I am new in here, I found this forum while I was browsing for some help, and got in here, read a couple of threads, and joined. I am a beginner in model railroads, and unfortunately we have no trains on our Island ( since its small ), and if you are wondering which Island I am talking about, its the Island of Malta ( Europe ).
Back to the point, I am building a layout approx 9 feet x 4½ feet, and most ot the turnouts ( rail points ) are close the the PSU & switchboard, but then I got 2 other turnouts which are at the furthest point of the layout ( 4½ feet ) and in total I can calculate that there is a lenght of 6 feet of wiring from teh switch to each turnout. My problem is that, when I switch over the ones that are near, the celenoids click hard and so the points get properly in place, but the ones that are further I can hear the celenoids click very faint, and sometimes when I check them, they are not fully touching teh side they were turned to. I am using the thinnest wiring I can think of ( computer peripheral wiring ), and I also made a simple CDU, with a diode and capacitor ( 4700 ), but this still doesn't help. I am not good in electrics and so I was wondering if the voltage was dropping in its travel through the wires.
BTW the rails I am using are LIMA ( nickel Silver ) and the turnouts have the celenoid switches attached to them ( not under the table ).
Kindly help me with this problem as I cannot go any further until I solve this problem.
Thanks
I am new in here, I found this forum while I was browsing for some help, and got in here, read a couple of threads, and joined. I am a beginner in model railroads, and unfortunately we have no trains on our Island ( since its small ), and if you are wondering which Island I am talking about, its the Island of Malta ( Europe ).
Back to the point, I am building a layout approx 9 feet x 4½ feet, and most ot the turnouts ( rail points ) are close the the PSU & switchboard, but then I got 2 other turnouts which are at the furthest point of the layout ( 4½ feet ) and in total I can calculate that there is a lenght of 6 feet of wiring from teh switch to each turnout. My problem is that, when I switch over the ones that are near, the celenoids click hard and so the points get properly in place, but the ones that are further I can hear the celenoids click very faint, and sometimes when I check them, they are not fully touching teh side they were turned to. I am using the thinnest wiring I can think of ( computer peripheral wiring ), and I also made a simple CDU, with a diode and capacitor ( 4700 ), but this still doesn't help. I am not good in electrics and so I was wondering if the voltage was dropping in its travel through the wires.
BTW the rails I am using are LIMA ( nickel Silver ) and the turnouts have the celenoid switches attached to them ( not under the table ).
Kindly help me with this problem as I cannot go any further until I solve this problem.
Thanks