I am installing brake modules on 9 tracks distributed over 2 stations with a module at each end.

And here I am asking for "moral" support, as there are 2 tracks, that do not quite live up to an info. track (9cm) + the normal braking distance (90cm) + the dead rail (18cm) at both ends!

Then you see problems in me moving info. track forward in the direction of travel, the train group, which runs from left to right - and braking has been judged - saw that the locomotive first encounters info. the track, and afterwards runs over info. the track for the opposite direction (it is of course not activated), that track has instead become part of the deceleration. It is a Märklin AC, the locomotive is at the front with the drag shoe.

It will provide enough space for max. 90cm deceleration …..

There will be a drawing, that should show how.

Is it 2 tracks you show up in the picture or just one with brake modules in both way?

What i can see the rail does not work as brake module for the 3 rail locomotives.
It can only work via pick up shoes because it´s power feed that brake modules can work.
In the 2 rail system it is right or left rail (depends choice) as the power feed.

Right side up...

There is also a 2nd option …..

Instead of having 1 registration rail for each direction, can I settle for 1 piece 90mm?

Again, the premise is that only one direction must be activated.

Or have I misunderstand something?

Thanks for your prompt reply.

A clear no sounds convincing, but I will still try to discuss a little for my last proposal!

My first assumption is that if the 3 section area is not affected then all 3 are normal rails.

If this is correct, then it is the brake module that is not involved in braking that will behave strangely when the common 90mm rail "sends" an impulse for braking in the opposite direction.

If it does, then you are definitely right.

Then you write that there must be "normal" digital power on the middle rail, and here you can say that that side has power from the other braking area, but it is not in operation.

I've just checked the rail that's in the middle, and it's a 900mm flex rail, so I can/will try the theory (here K rails are nice and easy to make isolated sections just by cutting the conductive part on the back), if it doesn't quite being punctured by You ….

Thanks for the reference to Bogobit, and the large number of different options, which I'm having a hard time to evaluat and understand.

But it doesn't matter to me either, since I have already bought 17 pieces of a type like Uhlebrock 44200. They were made here in Denmark from Litra.dk ( https://www.litra.dk/ ).

So back in the "track", where the next step will be to make and test a common registration rail of 90mm, which must work in both directions.

I'll be back when it's tried!

Sorry, but I don't think so.

But the guy, who made the 17 pcs., talked about the ones he made could also work on a completely different principle !

But I must confess, I didn't listen enough....

The 3. is now running with a 90mm center with “normale digital” power and with no dead ends, but it give a bit more bracking length ….

More info will follow, when it used with longer trains …

Thanks for your thoughts & drawing.

This is exactly how the two mentioned tracks have been arranged with 90mm digital in the middle followed by the 3 sections.

However, it is with the exception that "Stop section" became part of the braking. So no Stop section !

This makes this section longer than all other decelerations on the entire track, and then I have to see how it ends with the different locomotives and there different carriage lengths, since I am also not able to set the deceleration equally on various locomotives.

Stop can be easily reinstalled as only a few wires need to be moved.

Green at the entrance will normally be controlled by my CS3 (but green/red can also be changed manually).

If there is no change to green where "Stop" has been removed, a short circuit will occur, and in the long run it might cause too many problems !

So now it needs to be re-established with ballast / fallen trees and figures + 2 dwarf signals on a track that never had a signal.

They are homemade and are 6.5mm high and have 3 LED lights that change together with the brake modules.

After this post there will be a picture ....

With purchase of 17 moduls - 8 allready installed - it first happen with layout .....


And at the age of 78, it will probably not happen until the next life

This way works perfectly fine for me. But of course only works in digital.