Bachman Turntable

[Derek]

Hello,  I have also just bought and installed a Bachmann turntable, which I am really enjoying.
I have left the factory-fitted decoder in it and am using the supplied switch to move the turntable.
My layout is DCC.
However, I notice that, when the turntable is turning, and is between the in/out tracks, there is no power to the turntable track, so the lights and sound on the loco go off until it reaches the next in/out track.
Is it designed like this?
Would it be different if I put a DCC decoder into it?

Many thanks,

Derek

[Mdaskalos]

I would have to think this is by design, and would be related to polarity. If you rotate the turntable 180° with turntable track power maintained, then you have opposite poles connect, kind of like you've made a reverse loop short "on the fly".

And depending on how many tracks the turntable serves, and their polarity, you could make a short at far less rotation than 180°

So, I would think that for this reason, that turntable tracks would of necessity be powered by the tracks with which they are presently aligned, and not be wired for power directly.

[Derek]

That makes sense, many thanks,

Derek