Insulated joints and power feeds for my double reversing loop
From the three left hand switches that make up the throat of my double track loop, you can see the diverging pattern of tracks, the black insulated joints that isolate the reversing sections, and the power feeds which are Terminal Unijoiners with blue and white wires. The WHITE wire goes to the South rail, and the BLUE wire goes to the North rail to insure correct polarity.
The outer loop runs from the straight leg of the Eastbound switch and uses these Unitrack components: S248, insulated joints, S248, power feeds, S186, R718 15 degrees, R381 30 degrees, R315 45 degrees, 2 x R381 30 degrees each, R315 45 degrees, R718 15 degrees, S124, S186, insulated joints, and finally R718 15 degrees to the left leg of the EP718 Westbound throat switch.
The inner loop runs from the left leg of the Eastbound switch to an R718 15 degrees, insulated joints, S248 power feeds, S248, R718 15 degrees, 4 x R282 45 degrees each, R481 15 degrees, R718 15 degrees, insulated joints, and 2 x R718 15 degrees each to the straight leg of the Westbound throat switch.
Insulated joints and power feeds for my double reversing loop
From the three left hand switches that make up the throat of my double track loop, you can see the diverging pattern of tracks, the black insulated joints that isolate the reversing sections, and the power feeds which are Terminal Unijoiners with blue and white wires. The WHITE wire goes to the South rail, and the BLUE wire goes to the North rail to insure correct polarity.
The outer loop runs from the straight leg of the Eastbound switch and uses these Unitrack components: S248, insulated joints, S248, power feeds, S186, R718 15 degrees, R381 30 degrees, R315 45 degrees, 2 x R381 30 degrees each, R315 45 degrees, R718 15 degrees, S124, S186, insulated joints, and finally R718 15 degrees to the left leg of the EP718 Westbound throat switch.
The inner loop runs from the left leg of the Eastbound switch to an R718 15 degrees, insulated joints, S248 power feeds, S248, R718 15 degrees, 4 x R282 45 degrees each, R481 15 degrees, R718 15 degrees, insulated joints, and 2 x R718 15 degrees each to the straight leg of the Westbound throat switch.