New Layout - need DCC help
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Here is my 2 cents worth. First, I use MRC-DCC with external jacks around the pike, which is what Andrew says the Loconet is. (It is wired to the base station, not the track. As for track wiring it is exactly the same as what you would do with DC, but you don't need a lot of dead sidings etc because locomotives can sit anywhere without running, with or without sound and lights on. I have taken my system to 3 other DC only layouts and using the 2 track wire from their power hooked it to their layouts and ran DCC without any problems. One of these layouts was in a 40 foo diameter basement of a dome house, so don't be afraid of it.
I used 12 gauge bus wire for my current layout and I am in the process of adding some extra feed wires . I also have 4 different power districts that use 1156 bulbs for current protection.
You won't have any problems just make sure there are no shorts. and I reccommend a reverser for wyes and loops.
Charlie
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