02-19-2009, 10:37 PM
Wow...great ideas guys - thank you very much.
I only plan on running two or three decoder engines, and maybe one or two straight-dc engines mu'd together. All my turnouts are hand switched, and there's no other power draw off the power pack (no buildings, no sound on the decoders). I'll actually park several engines at a time and bring them out as needed. Since my two boys and I will be running things, I'm trying to keep it as simple as possible for now. Maybe way later in the future, I might need more cabs and therefore more amps distributed around the layout. But for now, one dcc cab and a dc "jumper" cab will do nicely. There's just not enough room for people to walk around the layout since it's boardered on three sides by the room walls. So we need to stay pretty much centered on the layout, which is where the yard is and therefore most of the action.
Thanks again for all the great tips.
I only plan on running two or three decoder engines, and maybe one or two straight-dc engines mu'd together. All my turnouts are hand switched, and there's no other power draw off the power pack (no buildings, no sound on the decoders). I'll actually park several engines at a time and bring them out as needed. Since my two boys and I will be running things, I'm trying to keep it as simple as possible for now. Maybe way later in the future, I might need more cabs and therefore more amps distributed around the layout. But for now, one dcc cab and a dc "jumper" cab will do nicely. There's just not enough room for people to walk around the layout since it's boardered on three sides by the room walls. So we need to stay pretty much centered on the layout, which is where the yard is and therefore most of the action.
Thanks again for all the great tips.
Mark
Citation Latitude Captain
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Lt Colonel, USAF (Retired)
Citation Latitude Captain
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Lt Colonel, USAF (Retired)