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[quote user="thunold"] so if i had a 200 ft track show i wire in more than just on power terminal to my power pack to distribute my power more correctly? [/quote] I short yes.  I would recommend getting a soldering iron and solder and watching some youtube videos on how to solder feeders to track or watching how to videos here on MR or MRVP.  The number and location of power feeders is dependant on the type of control you are using for your trains DCC, DC (with or without blocks).  I put feeders every 3-6 feet along my track, however I am using DCC.  For DC, I believe you can get away with less.  I also solder my rail joiners into place on curves, straight sections dont get solder so that the rail and benchwork can expand and contract (mostly the benchwork) with varying humidity and temperature (this prevents kinks in the track).   I would suggest investing some time and possibly money into research of layout wiring (Kalmbach, our hosts here on this forum, has books on wiring and DCC).  I would also suggest checking out Alan Gartner's website: <a href="http://www.wiringfordcc.com/">http://www.wiringfordcc.com/</a>
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