I have a 350w computer power supply that I am using for turnout motor control. I bought one of those adapters that plug into the motherboard pigtail and break-out 12v +/- 5v and 3v There are currently

Hi I'm planning my DCC layout for my Algoma Central at this time. I have located three boosters, each at the root of the three peninsulas. Each Booster will feed quad current limiters, either PM42s or

iam building a peco ho code 100 dcc layout some of the turnouts i will use to enter the fright yard and exit the yard and some will be used in the fright yard ok question what turnout is better to use

Peco DCC wiring experts, Q1: I have the newer PECO SL-E8361 electrofrogs. I noticed the frog wire slots under the frog appears to be different that the one in Mr. Gartner's and many other video/pics o

I have 13 remaining "non DCC friendly" Shinohara turnouts on my layout that have served well in DC. Now planning to convert to DCC, and reading the "Wiring for DCC" page, I have a dilemma. I don't des

This subject comes up every once in a while in various forums. The whole purpose of providing multiple connections to model RR track rails is to provide a preferred low electrical resistance path for

Does anyone leave them as they come. It says on the back it is possible. I have modified several but with the extension I am thinking of using them as purchased. At least until I have my track planned

Good Afternoon I am relatively new to DCC and I have a few questions about wiring my layout. Here are the details of what I have done: 1. 3'x10' n scale unitrack layout (double tracked with several sp

All, I have added a section on cutting power to yard and roundhouse tracks in my website. You can find it at the What's New link at: http://www.wiringfordcc.com/wirefordcc_toc.htm#a1 Allan Gartner Wir

I have two 8 track staging yards at either end of my point to point layout. The main line run between the 2 yards is approximately 90 to 100 feet. Each staging yard is its own block and the main line

I have two 8-track staging yards on my layout, one at each of the point to point mainline of about 100 feet in length. Each staging yard is its own power block. I would like to be able to turn the pow

My friend has an early BLI PRR M1 that has a QSI decoder. I am unable to read the decoder, we have tried resetting the decoder with no luck. All it will do is sit on the track and make idle steam engi

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I have added a topic on the Peco 3-Way turnouts to my website. You can get to it, along with other recent topics, in the What's New section of my website at: http://www.wiringfordcc.com/wirefordcc_toc

Hey everyone. New to the group and wiring my first layout in DCC. In my yard district, I have wired two Peco SL-99 3 way turnouts with the toe end opposite each other and joining from the right side o

Looking at the photo's there should almost be a groups page dedicated to reverse loops! We're in the process of converting to DCC and in deliberations on how best to wire/block the loops we have. Ther

Several new topics have been added to the Wiring for DCC website. You can find them in the What's New section at: http://www.wiringfordcc.com/wirefordcc_toc.htm#a1 The new topics are: 1. DCC safe sold

Match So here is what I am doing now..... Cause I am not Steve Wozniak and can't put odd components together for Pong. https://www.modeltrainstuff.com/esu-50010-ecosboost-4-amp-ext-booster-mm-dcc-sx-m

Can anyone help me with this question? I'm re-entering the train scene but I'm asking if I am able to "mix-n-match" brands of power boosters. In other words, say I have an NCE DCC system. Can I add a

Larry Puckett had a item in the DCC Corner of the newest Model Railroader magazine about current being passed through the soldering iron tip which caused problems with some of his decoder installation