For what it's worth I would recommend completely isolating the program track using insulators and dpdt switch. I agree with the previous response using two wires + and - to the switch and the track. T

My brother I use NCE (15amps) and have 6 districts. Each district has its own buss line tied to a circuit breaker. I recommend the following: from the NCE command station track connection go directly

Best place to educate yourself is to search DCC wiring on you tube. So much good information there. Just decide what you think the best way to approach it for your capability and strengths. Come to th

I have a small layout with about 100 feeders and 6 power districts. I'm not accomplished at soldering. No way I could solder that many feeders working overhead under the table. I used suitcase connect

Theorectically you should be able to because all up to date manufacturers use national standards. However if the boosters you're using have any age and considering how tempimental DCC is, I would reco

I concur with Bryan educate yourself on JMRI and all your CV issues and even ones you didn't know you had (consist) will be resolved.

My brother enjoy the hobby. Don't overdue it, by planning something to complicated. Most everything can be purchased online. Check out YouTube for each step of the way. Good luck.

I have NCE and put 2.5 amps on each power district (6). Love the system. Might be a little over powered but that's better than under powered. Once you have your system running the way you want and you

I run eztrack and dcc. The track is fine as long as you drop feeders often, the turnouts are a different story, they require a lot of tweaking to work properly. The dcc connection is fine it's the ele

My brother I'm fairly new myself however I'm a year plus into it. I never heard of the components you're using so I'm keeping my comments to the basics. First design your layout with power districts t

That's a good question. I had the foresight to put all the turnouts (14 of them) on one power district. My shorts we're isolated to that district. Specifically I track powered each turnout, occasional

My brother I was faced with the same situation a while back. Let tell you what it was on my layout. You can go through the same check list as I used and you might find your problem before the end of t

I have a nce / jmri interface. The laptop USB cord to the interface circles around a 110 extension cord about 4 times in a 4' distance. I'm wondering if the computer signal to the interface will be af

Question. If I wind the interface wire around a 110 extension cord will the dcc signal be affected by the 110 current?

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unless your eyes are very strong I'd go to HO. You'll love the NCE system. I have the wireless 10 amp system that powers up all 10 locos at one time w/o an issue. The track you choose in the design st

Bottom of both has a ground screw connect them to each other.

I recently build a new ho layout with 6 power districts. Initially I was keeping the district bus wires separate and semi twisted. Toward the end I ran several districts in the same holes and barely t

How do you explain a dead track area when the voltmeter reads normal?

Can I install dc switches on a dcc layout? I just want to operate the switches manually not through the dcc system.