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3. Connections

The brake module is equipped with modular terminal blocks into which you plug and screw
the cables for connection to the rails and the switch (or a comparable circuit).
Setting up the brake section
When determining the length of the braking section, take into account that the longest train
must come to a stop within the section. Cut the right rail as seen in the direction of travel at
both ends of the brake section.
Connections to the rails
Connect connections 1 and 4 of the brake module according to the illustration to the right rail
of the normal track in front of the braking section and to the right rail in the braking section
as seen in the direction of travel.
Connecting a switch
The brake module is bridged with a switch

to trigger the continuation of a train after it has stopped, or

to let a train pass without stopping.
As a switch you can use

a separate switch, if you want to (de-)activate the brake module manually

the switching output of a separate circuit (e.g. to control a signal with double coil drive).
If you want to switch the brake module together with a light signal, you must connect a relay
parallel to the green lamp / LED. With the make contact of the relay, you bridge (deactivate)
the brake module when the signal is in the "green" position.
! Note:
The entire current for the train in the braking section must be transmitted via the connecting
cables to the rails and to the switch. Therefore, make sure that the cable cross-section is
sufficient and that the connecting cables to the rails and to the switch are as short as
possible in order to avoid a high voltage drop.
If you need long connection cables for the switch, the use of a remote switch (e.g. a switch
decoder) is recommended.
6 | Connections
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1 Normal track in front of
the braking section
(track output of the
booster
2 Switch
3 Switch
4 Braking section