Hi Tim That's more along the lines of what I was looking for in an answer, thanks. I was already planning on dealing with industry, interchange, and house tracks that way.  As for turnouts for

Hi Blair; It depends (don't you love that answer?) Turnouts for industry spurs and other similar connections to "track other than main track" do not need to be individually detected. The tracks they

Thanks for the generic DCC reversing how to, Jim; I'm sure it is well intentioned. Doesn't address my question exactly, but others will benefit. I have to reverse a large area of my

Hi Folks When blocking a section of track for signalling and automation, is it necessary to isolate and detect each turnout, or can the turnout be part of the approach block?  I can see how it might

I use it regularly on the surface mount style LEDs. Craig Zeni Cary, NC Despatched from my infernal Android

I just wondered why I don't see/hear questions about using magnet wire. Are there reasons to avoid such wire or is it a matter of convenience in handling or some other factors??

Gary, You’re quite welcome. That’s what this list serve is for! Bill D

Thanks Bill D for your response! Not being that familiar with HO products, I found the Shinohara double crossover configuration quite interesting with respect to Subject topic. I suspect later

Gary, I have been reinstalling my entire track — long story — with Peco track and turnouts. I had wired my turnouts with jumpers to directly power the turnout rails (the moving parts —

As noted, this topic is 'off topic." The original question has been answered. Let's wrap it up and then I will delete the thread. Thank you Allan Gartner Wiring for DCC

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