This may be the dumbest question I've ever had. The PECO Insulfrog. I have them not wired, not in any way. They are connected to flex track only by joiners. (I may solder them in the future, but for n

I just finished a new layout and am a novice at best. I have had trouble with shorts but thought I had it finished when the command light went on. However, I cannot get either of my engines to run or

I am new to your group and to model railroading. I am currently laying track, N scale, and need help with the multitude of Peco turnouts. As typed int he subject, I am using all Peco N Scale Code 55 e

Don Vollrath's advice for a simple test light for DCC can now be found on my website at: http://www.wiringfordcc.com/track.htm#a29 Allan Gartner Wiring For DCC

Hi All, I'm new to DCC (never used before and haven't yet) and new to N Scale using Kato Unitrack and #6 turnouts. I plan to use Digikeijs DR5000 (https://www.digikeijs.com/en/dr5000-adj-dcc-multi-bus

Hi, thanks. I have 18 BD-20's connected to AIU's. They have been working for about two months. Now one is showing occupancy all the time. The LED on the AIU is always on. I have changed the bd20 but i

Can anyone tell me if you can override the feedback to tortoise switches on a PSX-AR with a dpdt switch? The PSX-AR aligns the switches after it passes the 1st gaps in my loop automatically but there

We may soon be subjected to Rolling Black-outs as well as Brown Outs, as Californians are easily manipulated. but I am near naturally paranoid; so I tend to get off at the next exist and avoid the 80

Hello all.... In some older houses...There is an Accent Trim, near the top of the Wall an inch or so down from the Ceiling. Not necessarily a moulding but sometimes it is referred as such. https://www

If I go with servo-based switch machines (e.g. Tam Valley or Walthers), how do I power them? It would be a pain in the posterior to have to provision AC and then a bunch of wall-warts around the layou

Hi Tom: We added reversing cam switches to the turntable shaft. They work OK, but there is a dead space where we have no tracks. You can also use a toggle switch and correct the polarity manually. Car

I was watching a video and they mentioned binding the wires in a loco to keep them out of the drive. It was something about a waxy threadlike material that sticks together when you press it to hold th

Hi! Your Pic did not come through. 2 questions, did you put isolators at both ends of the reverser section? Are they far enough apart? Jay

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the w4dccqa@groups.io group. File: RR Diagram.pdf Uploaded By: rhemker Description: Looki

Just placed my simple method of finding reverse loops in the Photos section. I find a truck and place a small piece of blue tape on one side of the truck. Then, I place the truck on the track with the

Hello Group, I am interested in learning from the experience of others relative to powering hinged point rails by a means other than relying only on contact between the point and stock rail. Please no

Recent posts have had elaborate "recipes" for prepping various turnouts to make them more DCC friendly. Please be aware that some manufacturers have been doing the same. We may need to add time stamp

Hello Paul: Nice layout. I would suggest at least 4 blocks, more wouldn't hurt. 1) Inside loop 2) Outside loop 3) Yard 4) Turntable, plus the turntable may need polarity to fixed as it rotates, I thin

Hi I am new too this group and was hoping someone could tell me how to wire up the layout shown in the attachments please. I am completely new too model railways and DCC and also a complete novice wit

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the w4dccqa@groups.io group. File: TrakMat Extension 3.pdf Uploaded By: Paul Cole Descrip