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Hey Dude - S-T-O-P, now!!..... :-) Now I've got your attention, I'll try and justify: Quote: "I started with a complex industrial area of the layout and wired all the toggle switches and connected everything to the power pack to test it. I got nothing." Why not? - Throwing (and *clamping*) a switch in order to 'somehow get power' to go round the layout is, IMCO, a recipe for disaster..... You've got got to *know* (and document unfortunately!) how each and every section of track is powered. Sorry to be the purveyor of bad news, but my recommendation is to start by *disconnecting* everything (you did use barrier blocks and the like?) - Then, get your trusty voltmeter (or test light) across a section of track that you think should be live when you connect 'A&B' - Note polarity. Note where this 'live' section 'ends' (think, the other side of frogs - will cause a break in connectivity on one rail, but not the other etc) So, you install a feeder to the 'dead' rail, test to ensure that what you think you did worked, and continue moving on around the layout gradually 'bringing it alive'...... Other may have other ideas, but you asked, and I say STOP and rethink. Good luck, Ian
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