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A Long Term
Investment?
UNITRACK
was originally created for the
Japanese market where space is at a premium and
permanent layouts are a rarity. Very
elaborate, temporary layouts are created for the day on
straw mats or directly on the floor. UNITRACK
is engineered to withstand this
repeated set-up and teardown.
The UniJoiner®
design not only joins the Rail sections & roadbed
together but also protects the electrical and mechanical
function of the rail joiner. In
the unlikely event one is damaged, the UniJoiner®
can be easily replaced.
It
Is That Good That Its The Number One System In Japan.
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UNITRACK
Compatibility?
The One Question We Always Get
Asked Is; "Will my locos run on
UNITRACK
?"
Yes!!, you can run any make of n scale loco, Coach or
rolling Stock on it. from Arnold to Graham Farish To
ZTC (Dont Forget Kato Make Locos For The Far East,
USA & The European Markets And Unitrack Is Sold In
All These Continents!). We Know That
Dapol, Digitrax & ZTC
Use
UNITRACK
On Their Exhibition Stand
Along With The New Kato Controller & We Also Use
UNITRACK
HO & N In Our shop as our test
tracks, so every make we sell gets Run on it!!!
Is
UNITRACK
DCC friendly?
Its so dCC friendly that digitrax & zTC use
UNITRACK
on their demonstration layouts at shows. (Kato Promote
& sell
the Digitrax DCC systems in Japan, and Digitrax make
the New Kato dCC decoders).
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Temporary or Permanent Layout ... Your Choice!!
Whilst ideal for temporary
set-ups,
UNITRACK
is an
excellent choice for
permanent layouts, where smooth operation is a priority. UNITRACK also makes sense for staging yards where sidings may
have to be rearranged or adjusted to accommodate new
traffic flow and in helixes, connecting stacked
mainlines where derailments cannot be tolerated.
The
UNITRACK
N Scale range includes a reliable
single, double Ground & viaduct track systems, which allows The
creation of multi-level track plans without difficult
permanent construction.
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Electrical Connection & DCC Compatibility.
Any controller - which supplies
0-12V DC, may be used to power
UNITRACK;
(We of course recommend the
Kato 22-014 Controller, for ease of use Its Plug & Play,
So Simple!)
track sections can be powered in one of two ways;
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By Using the #20-041 62mm Feeder Track.
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or by substituting #24-818 Terminal Joiners for the
regular UniJoiners®.
Further track sections can be powered by using
DC Extension
Leads #24-825 And 3-Way Extension Block #24-827 Then Use
with the #20-041 Feeder Track or #24-818
Terminal Joiners for the regular UniJoiners®.
For
Isolating Sections Use #24-816 Insulated Unijoiners®.
All
UNITRACK
Points come with point motors
built into the Track base and work on A DC power Supply
(so If you are using any other make of controller you
need a #24-842
AC-DC Converter to power a bank of #24-840 point
switches and the points). with the kato controller this
is not needed as the point switches Simple plug onto the side.
All points are self-isolating (Just like Peco), #4
points (#20-220/221) also have full power routing
capability.
Is
UNITRACK
DCC friendly?
Its so dCC friendly that digitrax & zTC use
UNITRACK
on their demonstration layouts at shows.
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Planning Your Layout.
The modular nature of
UNITRACK
allows you to
'plan as you go' on your layout.
All the new Master series & variation track packs
include a booklet showing a number of basic layouts
using these track packs. for more elaborate layouts
Kato do publish a track planning book, but this is in
the process of being updated in Japan, its also in
Japanese text but its very easy to follow. If
your a computer user, most computer aided track
planning software packages include a KATO
UNITRACK
library.
You could use the #20-901
UNITRACK
Template.
As long as you include the
correct number of degrees of curve track i.e. 3600
= a full circle, (450 eighth, 900
quarter, 1800 half, and 3600
full circle respectively), slight errors in geometry
can be absorbed in the
UNITRACK
because of the design of the
UniJoiners®.
The #20-091 Assortment Set provides small 'filler'
sections of straight track which may prove useful.
If you end up with a really odd gap.
the #20-050 Expansion Track telescopes from 78-108mm
(3'-4 1/4') to close larger gaps, and is useful for
joining modular boards.
note;
the #20-220 and #20-221 (#4)
Turnouts must have either a S6OL or S6OR Filler Track
(which is included in the package) on a straight or
curved diverging leg of the switch to join to regular
track pieces, (The #20-202 and
#20-203 (#6) Turnouts do not require Filler Tracks).
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