After taking in all the advise from my friends about rewiring the layout, I gathered the materials needed, and started to work on the layout. I have all of the feeders in place on the first block. I t

I am looking for opinions about live vs power routed turnouts. I have a number of N scale Kato turnouts and am trying to decide which is best for my operation. I like that the Kato's can be traversed

I am planning my first HO layout and am looking for advice or confirmation of my proposed reversing sections. I just uploaded two drawings to my folder "Larry D's Layout". One drawing is the plan from

Years ago I purchased a PECO 3-way switch (turnout). The original packaging probably a description and wiring diagram but that is long gone. I have no idea if it is an electrofrog or an insulfrog. How

Hi All, I move in 2 weeks. My new bedroom will be 18ft X 18ft ( 5.5m x 5.5m, NSW Australia). What with the world events I'm at the planning stage. I've got a few health issues so I'm on Lock down unti

I have a internal loop that can cause several reverse. I am looking for some assistance with where to set my auto reverser as well as insulated. I have uploaded my layout in the photos under Nicks Lay

(Not directly DCC, but a related wiring question.) My switch machines (Tam Valley SwitchWrights) have screw-down connectors for power. What I’d like to do is screw wires into those that have some othe

Hello dear people, this is my new layout. I suppose that with the help of Allan´s articles about DCC I´ll be able to wire it with a mínimum of problem. But I would like if someone may help me with som

I hope this is not too far off topic. I recently received a gift of a bunch of HO Trains. One item puzzled me. It is by Loy’s Toys Caleb a battery saver. I can’t find out how to upload a picture so wi

Hi, I am building a new DCC layout with a double track helix from the fiddle/storage yard up to the running lines. The helix is climbing up clockwise and has the common on the outside, at the top of t

I have installed 12 atlas snap relays and directional led lights to my atlas turnouts. I've noticed that when i throw a switch the led lights flicker. Also some of the snap relays don't change the dir

Since I'm such a hard headed old guy. I want to have a pt on the layout. Use a siding. Connect the pt to the end of the siding. I'm using PECO Insulfrog turnouts, so that it can be thrown to isolate t

Just joined so excuse me if I transgress on old ground or in a wrong forum. My enquiry involves using PECO code 75 track/ points, TORTISE motors , DPDT 3 position ( on-on-on) toggle switches and LED p

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

I have a BLI blueline 2-10-4. I want to put a Keep Alive on the sound decoder. I have one on the motor decoder..it works very well. Has anyone tried to do this or does anyone know how to wire in a KA

My 2-10-4 BLI runs well with a keep alive motor decoder. I want to add a KA to the sound system (a TCS KA). Anyone know how?

I am wiring an area of my layout that has an interior loop with multiple entrances. This loop may need to be reversed depending on the direction in which a train enters it. I have seen several diagram

HELP I have a Peco three way turnout trying to wire the switch to motor using a CDU and 16v 2amp power supply it does nothing but make noise will not work can you please tell me what i’m doing wrong T

does anyone know which mtl couplers (assembled) i need to put on a kato gp 30...it has the clip with the copper "spring" in it the conversion chart wasnt much help thx

i was looking at a nce wiring kit...but at the bottom of the description it says for 5 amp or lower systems...my MRC claims to be 8 amps (adjustabe)...?...so is the nce kit ok to use???...im guessing