I have to apologize cause this is a bit long, but here goes. So, here is my multi attempt frustration. I just recently purchased a used Proto 2000 GP30 DC locomotive. Nothing wrong with it running. It

Hi all, I am in the process of building my first HO scale layout. I have all the benchwork sorted and am currently in the process of laying cork roadbed to my design. I have an NCE Powercab DCC system

Greetings everyone, The Wiring for DCC is now secure. You will notice that it is now https://www.WiringForDCC.com. You don't have to do anything special. If you don't see the https in the URL, hit the

Hello All, When I installed my NCE EB1’s I tested my trains all when well. Today is the first day of running my trains after I changed all my Tortoise machines to use .037 wire. No electrical change w

I am using Walthers switch machine's 942-101 with fascia control and DCC. From the Procab-R of my NCE PowerPro system i have no trouble throwing the switches either direction. The switches also operat

What is a "throat controlled relay"? Who makes them? Thanks, Tim

Greetings all! How close can reversing gaps be to the turnout frogs without causing a malfunction? I'm building a small Sn3 layout and just added a wye. I used a Tam Valley Dual Frog Juicer as an auto

I have hooked this AR in my wye, but I am still having problems. I have insulated both legs of the wye coming out of the wye and leading into (2) Peco #6 Electrofrog turnout back to the main line. on

I am going to be using Cobalt ADS -SX accessory decoders with my Peco twistlok point motors. What would be the recommended size wire to use in connecting the two units? My initial thought was either 1

Hi. As noted above, I am considering converting some of my locomotives to DCC. I have an existing layout where the track is already painted and ballasted and am concerned about whether the turnouts wo

Tom/all, There is one approach to wiring that works - and all the rest don't work as well. It goes like this: What you wire today - you test today (or first thing tomorrow morning). Seems simple enoug

Hello All, Been having a problem setting up an NCE Switch 8 MK2 using a Button Board. I have two SWITCH 8 MK2 both have a button board connected. One works great push the button the track switches use

Hello All New to this Group Hope all are safe and well. I have a small layout and runs 3 trains at the same time. Have 14 switches Use Atlas code 83 track on my layout. I use NCE Power Cab to control

Hi, I hate to ask another reverse loop question, but before I lay all the track and do the wiring, I want to verify that I have it right. A schematic of my proposed layout has been uploaded to the fil

A friend recently purchased a Digitrax DB210 as someone told him he'd need one for his layout. He's trying to figure out how to connect it to his DCC++EX base station. Can he simply use the signals fr

I've built a small detector circuit which detects Railsync on the Loconet cable and, after a programmable delay, energises a relay. That relay turns on my booster at the far end of the basement. A sec

I am building a new layout that will be in three sections, each with its own power bus. What is the best way to combine/connect these wires together with the wires from my NCE Power Pro? Alan

Traditional Long Reversing Sections modified to Very Short Reverser Tracks I've been working on an idea to modify my layout plan from 2 long traditional reversing sections, to 2 short reversing tracks

Brian Eiland <railandsail@...> added the album Reverser Track considerations, long vs short: Looking at alternatives as to where and how long my reverser tracks need to be

I have under construction a small N scale layout that will be set up with detection and Train Controller. I use resistor wheel sets and run lighted passenger cars. I have uploaded a photo to the album