Even if you branch off your main bus with more 14 AWG, one joint isn't going to hurt you. My main bus passes through several screw terminals before the power...
Allan See individual responses below. By the way, thank you both for the effort put into your website, which I've been following for at least two years now, ...
Steve, Hook your reverse loop to your AD520. Then feed your AD520 from your main bus or booster. We have had a few occassions where people have wired their...
hello everyone, i was reading allans site and i noticed he says (Do not connect your main bus to your reversing section in any way. Your reversing section must...
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Apr 3, 2005 5:56 pm
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Blair, Regarding PS2012: I prefer to have a power source with each booster/command station. Given the cost of individual power sources and the PS2012, there...
Allan, others Schema posted last night, and previous file moved (one note - the schema posted uses letters to designate connections; they are not related to...
... Steve Connect the two red wires of the AD520 to your DCC output from your booster and the two yellow wires to the section of track for the reverse loop....
hello everyone, im new here and i have a question. i purchased a MRC AD520 auto reverse unit about 6 or 8 months ago. since then i have gotten my layout ready...
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Apr 2, 2005 11:17 pm
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Allan Yes, I'm familiar with your website. The hole in the wall for wire is possible, but as the offending wall is 10" concrete block, I'll only do it if it...
Blair, Thanks for posting the detailed drawing. I will think about your layout some more over the weekend. I'm sure some of the other people will have a few...
I have a fairly ambitious layout a-building, and it's time I considered DCC power distribution. I have posted a PDF to the files section of this group, named...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the WiringForDCC group. File : /ACR Plan...
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A couple more comments 1. Note the close proximity of rails of opposite polarity near the frog points. This is where extra wide wheel treads and out of gauge...
I did not want to scare anyone off DCC, but would actually encourage everyone to take this route. I would only recommend that everything is working fine under...
Hi Paul I agree with what Dale has said and all that Allan with his Wiring for DCC site suggests, Ulrich has stated what I have termed, "too many negatives to...
Keep both main tracks at the same polarity. [i.e - Wire both North rails to be at the same polarity. Don't make a figure 8 loop crossing through the...
Can any one help here. I have several of this crossovers and understand that they can be a problem with shorting on DCC if the wiring is not corrected. Are...
Its time again to remind everyone it is your railroad. As long as it works, you can do what you want to. What I try to give in my website is bulletproof...
Paul, as I said in my previous post, if your layout runs correctly on DC then it will run correctly on DCC. However, as Ulrich has pointed out, it is easy to...
Paul, One of the statements I often heard about conversion from DC to DCC is that if everything works under DC, just hook up a DCC booster, and things will...
Not directly, if I understand your question correctly. The Atlas Snap Switches (the turnout) have a metal but non-powered frog. You can power the frog by using...
Good Morning, I am new to this list and my question is: Is it possible using Atlas snap switches and DCC, to connect a two light signal to it, to show red or...
Paul, if your layout is running correctly hnow on DC then you don't have to do anything to start up with DCC. However, if you want to change the way you power...
... DCC. I have ... insulators on the ... them out ... Putting insulated joiners at the frog rail ends of the turnout during the initial installation of does...
I have an existing layout. I'm getting ready to change over to DCC. I have Electrofrog Peco turnouts. I have heard that if you put insulators on the frog...
Yesterday the forum was "half working." The old forum comes up and you can read messages, but when you try to post one, you get the message that the forum...
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