https://blog.model-train-help.com/2009/10/dcc-confusion.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dcc-confusion Model railroads and model trains Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:17:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.model-train-help.com/2009/10/dcc-confusion.html#comment-504 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:52:29 +0000 http://68.171.208.138/~blogmode/2009/10/dcc-confusion.html#comment-504 For DCC Confusion:
Let me start with the track feeders. I’ve had good luck using 22 AWG wire soldered to each rail about 3 feet apart. The 22 AWG wire is small enough, if you are careful with your soldering, you can attach to the inside of the rail below the level of the wheel flange. I like to extend the wire 6 to 8 inches below the bottom of the layout. Run 12 AWG track bus wires basically below the track under the benchwork. Attach the track feeder wires to the bus wires. To keep everything straight, I use black wire for one rail and red wire for the other rail. The bus wires (black and red) connect to the track output on the DCC Command station. To avoid shutting down the whole layout in event of a short circuit, I would use some form of insulation to isolate parallel tracks or branch lines. If you do that, you should use zone circuit breakers which are installed between the command station and the bus wires. Hope this helps.

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