I have a newer Shinohara double crossover with tortoise machines. One of the switches trips the PSX-1as it throws reverse but once fully thrown it goes away. It does not trip when thrown normal. I am thinking is a problem with the contacts in the tortoise. Anyone have any ideas?

I'm installing my first-ever LEDs, and my first-ever ditch lights (surface-mount 0402s), using Big Al Mayo's Monster LEDs.  These first 5 installs are using Loksound Select 4 Aux decoders, but I hope to use the built-in resistance on Loksound Select Direct decoders in the rest of the fleet, so I'd like them all to be similar in brightness.

I was reading some other posts about wiring and I was wondering if anyone else uses Bullet Splices to connect wiring.

I wire up my Tortoise switch machine at my work bench and crimp on the female Bullet Splice. I then install the Tortoise under my layout. I drop down the wires from the track and frog, crimp on the male Bullet Splice, and simply plug the two together.

I then use my tester to make sure the crimp has a good electrical connection. No soldering under the layout, simply crimp, plug and play.

Folks;

I have 2 NCE PowerCab systems.  I am thinking of purchasing an NCE SB-5 unit to give me a bit more amperage.

  Here is the meat of the matter, Can I use the PowerCab panel mount and run each one to each of the SB5 connectors, thus giving me 4 connections for throttles.  I know that by using the coiled 4 wire cord, it will turn the throttle into a standard PRO CAB.  I guess i do not want to spend the extra 35-45 $ for 2 UTP panels if the units that came with the PowerCab will work just fine.