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I have a switch that is on a rocket postwar Lionel  launcher 175 . it has a gantry  (black ) button and a red "FIRE" button    in the center of this switch is a hot wire I use for the 12Volt A/c Lionel transformer , the fire button has 12 volt A/C going to it  top brass part BUT the bottom return U side  is not going to trigger the  firing mechanism..    I am wondering if I wired a 9 volt D/C  trigger wires for a module I have It would not have any back feed .. The underside will never touch anything that the Lionel transformer  uses  .. So just to sum this up the one side will end up having  in the center 12Volt A/C  and I will put a 9 volt battery to the center but the bottom will only go to the D/C negative side..

Thanks for the answer DAniel

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Not sure I understand your description but I'll propose a scenario.  Let's say you have a 9V battery that powers a sound module with some kind of launcher audio-effect. 

Presently each button applies 12V AC to some portion of the launcher.  Since the 9V DC circuit and 12V AC circuit are isolated (not electrically connected to each other), a button can be shared.  In other words by pressing a button, only 12V AC goes to the 12V AC launcher mechanism at the same time that only the 9V DC goes to the 9V DC sound module.

Thanks for the response !!!  my  electrical house friend said I can not di this! because A/C for Lionel transformer will always s be their, He told me I have to isolate the d/c voltage ..

As pictures once wired up the center would have 12volt A/C Lionel and share a 9 volt D/C  but the grounds  never would touch!

What do you think do I have to?

Thanks again! DANiel  

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