I wish there was an automatic soldering gun. Underneath the table is a real challenge for us mature guys :)

Sorry for the duplicate posts. Thanks Yahoo Groups. Have we considered a switch to Groups.io? It's the way groups are supposed to work. GregW66

Thanks Mark for your encouragement. It's my first serious layout on a 5x12 table. Going DCC and planning on as many loco as I can fit :), maybe 12. I have several areas to park them i.e. diesel shed,

Hi Mark: thanks for the good advice locomotives will be a mix of SD90/Mac43 (probably kato) and FP40s (not sure who) and maybe if I am lucky a few broadway imports Modern Diesels w/ paragon 3 sound

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Tim and Vince.... I have been Model Railroading since 1959, as a Six Year Old...Beginning Quitting and then beginning all over again. ===> My first word of advice.... This too will change. Getting it

dont worry, Im not going anywhere place near anything bachman-- Tim San Luis and Rio Grande

Tim the only advice I would give you is to stay away from Bachmann EZ track and turnouts. I too just started a new layout this past December and am so disgusted I wasn't warned about the inferior

Hi Vincent, Yes, the power supply for the Kato turnouts is a straight DC power supply. It is separate from, and not connected to anything related to DCC.​ The two DC wires are connected to one end

Hi Tim, I am also a firm believer in soldered connections to the bus. Be sure to stagger your connecting drops to the bus. In other words do not allow your connections the possibility of shorting

Mike you raised another question. The power supply for the turnouts are they separate from the dcc bus? I guess confused on how to wire the dpdt switch. The center is for power supply explain the

HI guys -- im hopefully starting a layout this weekend with a test module -- the layout will be made of 1x2 foot sections (for ease of handling) -- my thoughts are 10 or 12 gauge wire for the power

Hi Vincent, I would not use single pole switches at all. While there may be a way to hook them up, it is too simple to foul things up. With a DPDT switch, the DC + and - wires go to the , and the two

Mike, I have a question. Can I use single pole momentary and connect the check other turnout wire to the bus wire?

Hi Vincent, Just make sure that they are center off, momentary. Otherwise you will destroy the Kato coils. The switches should not be very expensive. I have the miniature ones because of the size of

I am planning a small switching layout, 2'x6'. It will be wooden frame with cross braces every 2 feet. This allows 3 "spaces" I am planning to run a 16 AWG buss from the circuit breaker set at 1.5A

Vincent, I think the switch you need is called a ¨momentary¨ DPDT with center off. As John said, it is spring loaded and has to be held in each position only ¨momentary¨ so as not to burn out

Mike I agree that the decoders get complicated. I'm a simple man so the DPDT switches sound good to me. thanks again Sincerely, Vincent Marino Vincent Marino Affordable Roofing Contractors Project

Hi Vincent, As I have said in an earlier post, I use DPDT, momentary, center off switches on my Kato HO turnouts. The Kato turnouts are of a "Twin Coli" type, and it works fine. You can also use DCC,