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Detector Track Connections

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[edit] Connecting the detector to the track

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The Remote sensor should be installed close to the track section that it is detecting to keep the track feeder length short, which keeps the associated unwanted extra capacitance low. Since high capacitance looks to be a "load" to the DCC signal, it is important to minimize it where possible.