Several years ago a member of one of the io groups posted using a stapler to tie down wiring. What a great idea it replaced all my other methods. Adding a piece of .080 styrene to the bottom of the

True but to an extent. Look at all the proto yards that don't follow that rule. Especially when its a hump yard with the turnouts thrown by the tower operator. Or am I wrong? Sorry this is off topic,

However to answer the original question… You SHOULD be able to wire up an auto-reverser from DCC mains (or use an auto-reversing booster) to feed several PSX (or other brand) electronic circuit

Prototype yard throats, as much as possible, were designed so all the switch stands were on the same side of the lead for personnel safety. The switcher would be 'faced' so that the engineer could see

Thank you, Glenn! "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away!"

Blair/Don ... and all, You don't need to re-invent the wheel. DCC works just fine as designed. DCC wiring - if you follow Gartner's recommendations - is also easy and fool proof (if you follow

Assuming the diverging tracks from the ladder turnouts run parallel to each other, the amount of straight track between one turnout's frog & the subsequent turnout's point rails would depend on the

Hold the stapler so the bottom rests flat on the wire and not on an angle. That way the hammer of the stapler will not touch the wires.

I don't think its possible. I think Bachmann turnouts draw power from the track.

That's a good point, Don. Instead of a >10A DPDT to reverse the booster outputs, I could swap the Railsync signal wires. If I dedicate a booster to each yard that would work, if I find a small solid

I have found the pinwheel style of ladder to be very effective and compact while also being forgiving in clearances. With Peco C100, 7 turnouts give you 84 degrees curvature at the throat of an

If using PECO C100, they told me they're designed to give you 2" spacing if laid nose-to-tail. If you want wider spacing, you can easily calculate a length based on the diverging angle(12*) and the

I couldn't get anything from Bachmann regarding how to wire its DCC Onboard turnouts to my bus. Can anyone help me? Thank you!

Ken, If you lighten the pressure on the stapler it will penetrate less. It takes very little practice and you can test with a piece of scrap. If you want a piece of plastic between, put a piece of

I've only just begun to use auto reversing, and had no problems so far on my modest applications. But, the thought has occurred to be that boosters should have an external phase control. In cases like

The key measurement for laying out yard tracks is center-to-center spacing. in HO this is usually 2'' on straight track. Lay it out. Most HO turnouts have to be shortened for ladders. The NMRA website

When building a yard ladder is it acceptable to place your turnouts end to end or should there be some track in between the turnouts, if so what would the recommended track length be in OO scale?

Hi Blair, I'll wait until you post your diagram. You are right, the rule about avoiding adjacent reversing units is a good one. Allan

I am not seeing any T-25 staples with plastic to prevent shorting if the metal breaks through the insulation. As long as only one wire is run under them it is not a problem but it seems like it is

Allan My problem is a bit more complicated. I think I'll generate a picture and post it later, it will explain things better. Essentially, if an area served by 3 or 4 PSX breakers