I am about to start wiring up my layout, and am wondering if it is a good idea to wire in switches that allow me to isolate (turn off) the tracks in my...
You should put in DPDT switches that isolate small sort of logical blocks of track, not because you want to limit current draw from stationary locos, but to...
i just purchased another db150 booster command station and i am wandering where on my layout should i put the booster rail wires. peter [Non-text portions of...
Newbie here, if it isn't obvious. Delete this post if desired, but ... I'm unsure how to work with this forum. Yahoo can be very confusing to use, for someone...
As a new member I am trying to understand wiring for DCC and have read most of the relevant articles on the subject. The one titled "Track & Wire Resistance"...
Hello Bob, I think you can just delete or remove your email address from your groups registration. I frankly like to see every one because every now and then a...
Well there always seems to be the ideal side and the reality. I have seem many older club layouts (20+ years) that have had every form of wire imaginable used...
Steve: Thanks; I'll give that a shot. Bob On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 20:18:11 -0500 steve kibort <kibort@...> writes: Hello Bob, I think you can just delete...
... wandering where on my layout should i put the booster rail wires. ... Hi Peter, When preparing to use a booster select the area of the layout that needs...
Here's my view: Use the biggest, baddest hunk of copper wire you can afford (or dig up) for power wiring. Cost wise, stranded 14 ga is about it for me, except...
Sorry, I did not mean to imply use of a single detector inside the tunnel, but the use of a single signal head at each end guarding the entrance. Since there...
Ok, deleted email address and will see what that does. Another question: How do I see the complete thread without a lot of clicking individual responses? I...
Earl: I like your attitude! I started out as an electrical engineer and when aerospace dried up, became a general contractor. Power wiring is old hat to me, at...
Don: Thanks for the comments. 14ga Romex, or better, single THHN would be very easy to come by. You can get the THHN in a variety of colors at a home center so...
Hello Bob, I think that may be an operational weakness of Yahoo. If I find something that I am interested in I have to go back and read all the individual...
I don't trust rail joiners at all. I found several during my rewiring project that were not electrically conductive. I didn't notice before the rewiring...
Graham, I think it just plain old makes sense to isolate tracks in a yard or on a spur. I use a single pole switch so I only "break" one of the electrical...
I use 14 ga. THHN wiring in a multitude of colors for everything except DC and AC power supply wiring, for which I use Romex solid 12 or 14 ga. ... From:...
Ear and Doug Thank you for your input. For the little extra work, I can see how isolating the yard tracks will have advantages - so be it. Cheers Graham...
That is a pity. You would think Yahoo would be more up on the technology! To see a good forum site, go to www.handymanwire.com and click on expert forums. I...
Hi Folks, I want to install a decoder in each of 4 engines, all steamers. I really only want forward and backwards (stop, of course). The ability to turn...
Hi: I have a ramp-meter which measures the voltage and current on my DCC layout. I'm diving the layout into two parts with a booster on one half and...
Those are forums, this is an email list. There are significant differences. The forums are more like the BBS systems we used to have before the Internet became...
If you read the messages on the Yahoo Groups site, there is in option to "Group by Topic" This is a relatively recent update to Yahoo Groups. Go to:...
Track connections of booster outputs should not be connected together (except when train wheels roll across the isolating gaps), but you need to cut open the...
I've been quite happy with the TCS T-1 decoder. Excellent slow speed operation, automatic directional lighting based on direction of travel, and two functions...
Earl, Is the TCS T-1 a plug or plugless decoder? Either way, I assume it comes with a wiring diagram so I can get everything attached correctly. Thanks. BB ...
I believe all TCS decoders have plugs. They come with a generic wiring harness which has a matching socket, but check out their harness shop as they may have...
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