Thanks, everyone, for all the advice, I clearly have more research to do before jumping in feet first. Nick

I have successfully used TCS Keep Alives with Soundtraxx decoders numerous times. The Keep Alives worked well with the Soundtraxx decoders. There is a diagram (which I can dig up if anyone is

I have made small DC layouts in the past (largest 6 X 8). Since retirement and kids being gone I have acquired the north bedroom for a large (relative term) layout. I have uploaded layout plans in

Monty and Others Hate to rain on your Parade: But the Kids are NEVER GONE!! Then comes this Slot Car Train Racer called a Grandchild !! He He He Colin

Are there any ‘how-to’ info out on the web to make ‘scratch-built’ KA’s ? Michael Sherbak

Hi Mark, the boosters have the model number DB210 on the front of them. They do not have any indication on them that they are opto isolated and I certainly did not order or pay for that option as it

Monty, I've looked at your plans and... 1. There are no reversing tracks other than the 2 turn-tables. You will need to use them to turn steam locos around to go in the other direction. All other

Thank you. Best Regards, Mark Gurries Electrical Engineer DCC Website & NMRA DCC Clinics: www.markgurries.com

At our club we use two old-style Shinohara code 100 double-xovers with DCC and they work fine. You do have to throw both divergent routes simultaneously to avoid shorting at the X (upper and

HI to All, New to the group here, hoping you all can help fill in the blanks. I had a small layout and tore it down last year to build a larger one. I will be adding an SB5 to my Power CAB. My

Ron, I'm assuming you mistakenly used the words 'control bus' instead of DCC track power bus. If you are monitoring the sub-bus for occupancy detection add a snubber/filter on that bus on the SB5

>>>> My question is: if you add a sub bus for occupancy does that affect the total length of the control bus? <<<< That would depend on where you connect the sub bus to the track bus. If you connect

Thank you, most things I've read said the snubbers wont work at all on a detection sub.

I am trying to program my walther's turntable and the instructions are so vague you have to be a computer programer to set up anybody able to help

Thank you Steve, Your response concerning the location of the sub connection to the main makes perfect sense. <<<<I’m curious as to where you got those specific limits.>>>> even with

>>>>> Interesting that you say no difference between solid or stranded, I have read that stranded is not recommended for a power bus. <<<<< If I recall correctly, (and that’s a _big_ if), the

I agree with what the goatfisher says. There is no significant difference between solid and stranded at the DCC frequencies of interest. the less flexible solid will tend to stay in place better and

Just two cents but: Any time you run a pair of wires in parallel with a voltage on them, they are more likely to affect other conductors, be affected by other conductors, and increase in capacitance.

After many hours over many weeks of trying to get repeatable programing without misalignment errors, Lenny made this panel.[image: Inline image 1] There are two deck switches each powered separately

Here is an easy way to twist wire, especially 16, 14, and 12 gage house wire that you can buy at any home store: You need a variable speed electric drill and a long work area such as a driveway.