Hello! Can you tell me if I got a good idea?
May I pick up the power from the Tracks to give the two poles needed by the switch and his contactor?
I put my question before to do a dangerous mistake.
Thank you for your attention.
Regards.
Alain.

Thank you for your answer. effectively, I try to use the CS2 Digital Marklin. Be full of care. I said 'I try to use CS2' Because I encounter many difficulties to use it!

Hi Alain,

Can you tell us what track system you’re using? M, K or C?

Since you’re using the CS2 you have about 4A output. If you where to use the C-track switches you can use the switchdecoders from Märklin that is built-in to the switch. Even if you use many of these the CS2 will still only switch one at the time.

So show us what you have....

Br, Peder

Hi,

My french is definitely worse than your english😀. Which powersupply are you using with the CS2?

I have a network about 25 meters with track type C. I connected a CS2 60657->module 60116 -> track C . This is for digital locomotives.
For switches,decouplers and others I have three transformers : First a Marklin (50224) 32 VA not connected to the Track C but supporting switches. secondly a fleischman,thirdly a Titan (type 807) for light signals and as soon as possible mechanical, I hope so . My purpose was to reduce the network of cables by using the power in the tracks.
I know that digitals solutions exist. But I am a beginner in the Marklin World and in my opinion the tools for digitals are expensive.
Look for example the price of a connecting box compared to the price of a electronic pushbutton
I live far from the big cities and If I decide to buy a digital module. I have only the solution to buy with Internet but without help to implement it.
Sorry, my answer was a little bit too long. but it is clear now

Running 25 meters of track with just 1.9 amperes is borderline, and it is not surprising that switches don't get sufficient voltage to operate. My solution in a similar situation (albeit with 50 meters of track) was to deploy two 6604 Delta units as boosters. This also enabled me to run additional trains.

All other things being equal, this is true. However, why would anyone lay up 1000 meters of track to run, say, two trains?

Our new friend did not offer other indications of the complexity of his layout except the overall length of the tracks, so I was thinking of this as a proxy of the overall complexity of his setup. I think it is not unreasonable to expect that track length correlates with the number of accessories present and the number of trains one endeavours to run.

Adding additional feeder points is in any case sound practice, and it may well be enough to solve the problem Garoux was having.

Pardon my French, but... how did you come to that conclusion?

I think she just needs to grow up... ;-)

"Circular track" is not the issue. Your symptoms seems to indicate other problems.
First; If you have 2 starter-sets, you should ONLY use one starter-box, and connect both MS2 to that box.
If you connect both trackboxes, you will indeed need to isolate both 0 and power ("0" and "B"). -And even THEN you can run into problem, when some rolling stock bridge the two power-sections.

I´m pretty sure the issue here is to just add MORE feeder connections.

PS: Martti; Not wrong or even "unlikely" in installing 1000 meters of track to run a couple of trains! -You could do it in a garden layout, f.x.