[BC] XDS Programming

[Jason R.]

Jerry -

  what you're doing sounds exactly like I've started on things.

  Over the years, I've gotten into the habit of tying the "B" pins together
at the back of the connector (just a bunch of "U" shaped jumpers, tie all
the "B"'s together at the DB connector) so you only have to run ONE ground
to the automation.  Did it for Wegner boxes, SGI / II / III boxes...  never
had a problem.

  If I've done things right this time, there should really be 4 or 5 wires
out the back you need...  one COM, plus a "hot" for each relay ... (I say
'hot', how else should I say it?)

  Yes, you would use a different port for each station you plan to run -
OR - move down the list to the right for a different grouping. why couldn't
you could use RLY 1,2,3 and common the B pins for that to station one, then
use RLY 5,6,7 for the next station, with ONLY those B pins commoned to it...
ya think?

Talk usually only uses a couple of closures, unless you really get into one
with 58:50 clock resets, record start, record stop, all that stuff...
Remember the ABC music stuff years back..?  A bajillion available relays,
but I never used more than a couple, really...

Jason