Hi, I'd thoroughly recommend only using one brand of track -- it will make it much easier later on for layout reliability. The reason (in a nutshell) is that if you mix brands of track, you

Stacey.... I was getting my University Degrees (Behavioral Sciences) in the 1970's, while I was STRUGGLING with an N Scale John Armstrong Track Plan which took me 10 years to finally give up on. Yes,

Sending Back to Bachmann... Over and Over Again...Expecting a Different Result..is my definition of Insanity in Model Railroading. Yet it is done all the time. Not Me... I purchased several N Scale

Stacey: 1>mixing track is possible, as others have said. Use the right joiners. 2 Yes, the same code. (but 75 is european proto, code 83 is American.) 3>If you refer to PECO electrofrogs. They are OK,

Oh my gosh! I've heard of this all my life, and yet - Botchman still is in business. Someone tell me how they do that? But if you want a specific prototype, you must spend more money. At least we

Oh my gosh! If it's "low cost", why not go to Harbor Freight. They have meters for free with a purchase of something. The free meters do what we need. Not specific to DCC, but we can utilize them to

A regular VOM will not give an accurate reading. With a VOM, you have to use the AC setting. The DCC signal is read as AC by the meter. It is an approximation that can be as far as 5v off, depending

I have solved my problem in another way. Since I had tons of AWG 20. I simply ran a separate wire from the rail to the command station. At the C.S. end, used terminal blocks. Connected two wires to

yes thats 2 answers pennsynut answered i will go with all peco code #83 no mixing yes that is what i try explain but yes i want to do is keep turnouts separtly from layouts pennsynut is that a

oh i forgot to ask dose peco or site that list all there pruducts for usa i hate to buy something i cant use because its not usa lol

This article may be relevant... http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/744/p/256365/2874691.aspx Charles

It has never been five volts off with my four meters. Rich

Rich, I had a cheapie from one of "those stores". Compared to my DCC RRamMeter it was a full 7v off. This was a needle type meter also. It was close in regular voltage testing. Jay

Hi! In this article, he is just reading straight DC. There is no DCC signal involved at that point. Jay

I compared with two Scopes. Did the math to convert P to P to RMS. This is model rail roading not rocket science. I also have a digital scope that shows RMS also. I rarely mention it because of the

I know many say I believe but I have measured. Rich

I have Bachmann with on board sound and DCC ready that I have added sound to. There will always be naysayers. Rich

Hi Rich, I just tried my 2 digital VOM's. My Fluke 75 gave me a very close reading of 11.06v on my Z Layout. The command station is going through a UP6Z. My Micronta meter gave me 15.7v at the same

Fluke meters are reliable, in the statistical sense. They’re also easy to use, versatile, and durable. But they’re not cheap. I was lucky enough to buy a used one from an electronics guy who was

Hi Brad, I picked this up at a house sale. It was $45. I could not pass that up