Thank you very much for responding to my earlier question. I was just wondering if I could put the tv s diodes on lionel cts locks and place them around the layout which is about 21 by 30 feet . This would eliminate having to solder them on the track itself. What do you think?
Much thanks again, jerry
Replies sorted oldest to newest
I don't see why not there only to catch the voltage spikes anyway so you can put them anywhere you want , some technician's install them inside the engines.
Alan
They are there to protect electronics from spikes, that is true. However, the closer they are to the item to be protected, the better the protection will be. That's simply because the inductance of the intervening wire/rail/circuitry between the TVS and protected electronics will allow larger amplitude spikes to reach the electronics. Remember, all the spikes don't originate from the transformer or power feed. Any coil with a collapsing field can generate a voltage spike, a crossing gate, another engine on the tracks, etc.
Again thanks, and merry Christmas to all.
Jerry
Access to this requires an OGR Forum Supporting Membership
