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Power Standards

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Power Standards
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 7:11 PM
Is there a standard for supplying AC power to the track ? how many feet of track can one a set of wires cover reasonably assuming good rail connections, etc. ? Example should you have a new wire drop every x # of lineal feet
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 7:16 PM
I assume you're talking about DCC power? Some folks put a feeder on every piece of (flex) track. The DCC book Kalmbach puts out recommends no more that 6' or so between drops (if memory serves).

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