I have Walthers 90 ft. turntable. It has wipers to pick up current for the track. I used one of those little boards that will switch the direction of the current (in about a nano second) to prevent a

I have wired a decoder to the motor on the turntable. It has an assigned address and I control it like it were a locomotive. The decoder/turntable is wired directly to the wiring harness that the roun

DUH !! I knew that! Don't know what I was thinking. Obviously I wasn't. Thanks Monty

I am thinking about using a decoder I pirated out of a Bachmann 2-8-0 to power turntable and to power roundhouse and yard lights. Thinking I can use the orange and gray wires to power the turntable mo

Sort of new to DCC. Older and retired and building for the first time a larger layout in spare bedroom. Have benchwork half done. Maybe I should think about wiring. My only experience with DCC is a 5'

Could you do an abbreviated explanation/diagram (for dummies) on how to wire this up? Monty

This thread causes concern on my part. I am in the building state of my layout. I have purchased code 83 and code 70 track but no switches yet. I have yet to purchase any switches yet. What switcher/c

I experienced the same symptoms once. Found I had inadvertently wired the track wires (red and black) to the motor wires (gray and orange). I was installing a decoder in a Bachmann 2-6-0 and all the w

Would you mind giving more details about the camera?? Cost, availability, installation, etc. Thanks Monty

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 the

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 interest