I use twist pair wire for my busing. The power from the DCS-100 goes to my PM42. From there I have four bus runs. My layout is almost 4X8, so each run is about 12 feet. This is because the PM42 is on

Sounds like you have the feeders reversed on that one section. JoAnn

I too use an PM42 to split my small layout into four zones. I did this so that if one person is operating on the front side and accidentally short the track it doesn't shut down the entire layout. I a

Frank, My small layout is divided into four Electrical Zones. Each is feed from a output of the PM42 Power Distribution. This so that if I short one Zone it does not affect the other three. Also I hav

I am looking for someone in the East Dallas, Richardson, Garland, and/or Mesquite Texas area that is into N Scale and would help me out to finish my N Scale Layout. I can be contacted at joannplano200

DCS-150's are cheap and easy to find. They make great Boosters. JoAnn

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Yes, you need to separate the districts electrically. I have my version of the Red Oak Line and have a PM42. The front track is Zone 1. The hidden staging tracks is Zone 2, The hidden Staging tracks f

I also have a SPROG system. It is setup to do either and HO or N Scale Engine. Track is long enough to check running and sound. JoAnn AB8YZ

I use a DCS150 for my main tracks. I use a Digitrax PR3 to program my locos. I have a dedicated programming track which I can switch between LocoNet and the PR3. JoAnn Donaldson

My small N Scale Layout has four (4) Power Runs from an PM42. Each Leg is a Black/Red dual wire run. Off these I attached to Power Feeders to the tracks. I have had no power problems using this arrang

You can make your own twisted cable. Take 50ft of Black and Red wire. Make a knot and secure on end in an vise. Make a knot in the other end. place knot in Hand drill. run drill until desired twist. T

I have two staging tracks on my layout. Both are in their own Power Zones. This so that if I cause a short, it doesn't shutdown the rest of the layout. JoAnn Donaldson

I agree with the PM42. My layout is split into 4 zones. Each zone is powered by a different output. One other thing that no one has mention and that is you need to have isolated rail joiners between z

I have a digitrax PR4 and use it with JRMI and DecorderPro running on an LINUX laptop. I have had No problems and it is super fast. JoAnn Donaldson

I have uploaded two pictures under the Album "My Red Oak Line". One picture is my crude drawing of my N Scale Layout. The Red dashes are the where the insulated rail joiners are to create four Power D

I am not running sound locos. My layout is N Scale and all of my locos only have basic DCC in them. So far they run great. I have accidentally shorted one of the hidden tracks while my son was running

I am building my version of the NMR Magazine Red Oak Line. I am using a PM42 to split the layout into four Power Sections. The Red dashes show where I have plastic Rail Joiners to separate the four di

I will repost it. Thanks JoAnn Donaldson

Dave McBrayer, I hope you got my response to your request. I know the track layout is crude but it does represent my layout with the four Power districts. JoAnn Donaldson

My Layout is based on the NMR Magazine Red Oak Line. I subdivided it into 4 power groups using an PM42. Each group is isolated using insulated plastic rail joiners. My lay has two hidden tracks and tw