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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by jwmurrayjr [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by YNCS One important thing to remember about yard track is that you have to be able to switch every piece of track off. This is true even with DCC, because you don't want the board to be powered up but idle for any length of time. [/quote] I've never been able to determine that this is really an issue, except that each decoder will draw a very small amount of current, reducing the current available to the operating locos. Any definite references? [:)] [/quote] While not a definitive reference, our local modular club (using Digitrax DCC) is currently contempating a loco yard where locos can be on powered track all the time. Many of the locos have sound, but many decoders (sound or not) can be set to "time-out" lights and sounds after a set period. No need to switch the track off. As for the original question, again our standards call for feeders every three feet, which works out to one for each piece of 3' flex track, on average. I know that some advocate soldering two sections together, and feeding at or near the join, leaving only railjoiners (mechanical joints) every 6 feet. Hope that helps. Andrew
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