Hi everyone

Kind of a  simple question that I  have. How far can you make the  two gaps in  the rail  for the trigger and throw rails from the switch that will have the Hare?

Also does it matter if the gaps are on the other side of a second switch wth a regular tortoise on the same rail as the switch that has the Hare,  I guess what I'm saying is can I  cut  the gaps in the rails for the trigger rails any  where I wish?

Thanks

Lynn 

Can somebody tell me what I did wrong with this loco wiring?  I am installing a Soundtraxx 1000 DSD decoder in an old Balboa brass Southern Pacific Consolidation.  The decoder is in the tender and I have 6 wires running from the decoder to the loco.  They are as follows from left side of cab to right side of cab as you are looking at the back of the loco:

Right Rail Pickup (Red)

Motor Plus (Orange)

Function Plus (Blue)

Forward Headlight (White)

Motor Minus (Gray)

Firebox Light (Green)

I will post my thoughts as a reply so you won't have to scroll through all the pics each time.

Peter

Would it be safe to use a DCS200 as a booster on an N scale layout? We will have a fresh battery in all boosters and will be protected with either PM42 or PSx breakers. I was worried the 8 amps would cause problems, but would the circuit breakers set at 4.5 amps make the 8 amps safe for our scale? So far it looks like we will have 5 booster districts and the command station will be stand alone. There will be two DCS200's in the mix.

Thanks