Comments on: Wiring Track for Power Continuity On Layout https://blog.model-train-help.com/2010/04/wiring-track-for-power-continuity-on.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wiring-track-for-power-continuity-on Model railroads and model trains Thu, 22 Nov 2012 06:34:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jeremy Hall https://blog.model-train-help.com/2010/04/wiring-track-for-power-continuity-on.html#comment-764 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:36:31 +0000 http://68.171.208.138/~blogmode/2010/04/wiring-track-for-power-continuity-on-layout.html#comment-764 Unfortunately the answer is “it depends”. The issue is the voltage drop in the track and the connecting wires and this depends on the current flowing to the locomotive, Here this is a particular problem as the locomotives are O27 and so use more current that an HO or N scale loco.

The track situation is impacted by the type of track (type of metal) and the connections between lengths of track. The wiring depends on the length and gauge of wire. My recomendation is use the thickest connecting wire possible (in this case perhape the type used for house wiring) and use multiple connections.

]]> By: Alan https://blog.model-train-help.com/2010/04/wiring-track-for-power-continuity-on.html#comment-763 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:19:28 +0000 http://68.171.208.138/~blogmode/2010/04/wiring-track-for-power-continuity-on-layout.html#comment-763 My layout is the same design as yours—Outside oval,I have 2drop down feeders on opposite sides of the oval feeding the main buss line back to the terminal strip with a 1156 light bulb in series—Inside oval I have 2drop down feeders on opposite sides of the oval feeding the main buss line back to the terminal strip with a 1156 light bulb in series—The figure eight, 2more drop downs. I have the (X)part isolated from the rest of the layout as it became a double reverse loop, or future loop in your case. This is connected through a DPDT Reversing switch and them all is connected to the terminal strip and then goes to the power/throttle hope this helps ~AlanC.

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