Thank you folks for your responses on my earlier question about which to buy, NCE or MRC. Clearly, I've decided on NCE.
I have two mainline tracks construction around the walls on my benchword. I have also installed two bus wires (No. 12 gauge) all the way around the layout under the bench work.
Question: Do I need to install another set of bus wires for the second set of tracks? Or do I run feeders for both the inside and outside set of tracks to the same bus wires?
Steve
timber2 wrote:I have two mainline tracks construction around the walls on my benchword. I have also installed two bus wires (No. 12 gauge) all the way around the layout under the bench work.Question: Do I need to install another set of bus wires for the second set of tracks?
Question: Do I need to install another set of bus wires for the second set of tracks?
Or do I run feeders for both the inside and outside set of tracks to the same bus wires?
It can be done with only one bus.
I also am running two main lines around the walls. However, I want to break my main lines into two separate power districts. Therefore, I will need to have two bus lines, one for each main line.
You may want to do the same. That way if you have a short on one of the mains the other will still operate without shutting down your whole layout.
Bill
davidmbedard wrote: Bill54 wrote:It can be done with only one bus. I also am running two main lines around the walls. However, I want to break my main lines into two separate power districts. Therefore, I will need to have two bus lines, one for each main line. You may want to do the same. That way if you have a short on one of the mains the other will still operate without shutting down your whole layout.Bill It would be be better IMHO to break your layout into power district 'blocks' rather than by mainlines. That way the short is localized and not generalized over the whole layout...David B
Bill54 wrote:It can be done with only one bus. I also am running two main lines around the walls. However, I want to break my main lines into two separate power districts. Therefore, I will need to have two bus lines, one for each main line. You may want to do the same. That way if you have a short on one of the mains the other will still operate without shutting down your whole layout.Bill
It would be be better IMHO to break your layout into power district 'blocks' rather than by mainlines. That way the short is localized and not generalized over the whole layout...
David B
My layout is in 16 blocks. If there's a short in one block I can turn that block off and it doesn't effect the others.
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loathar wrote:You only need one buss for your track. (unless it's a huge layout with multiple track boosters)You may want to consider a second buss for lighting and signal power though. These would have a seperate power supply. (not your NCE system)
That's what I did. Two separate busses: AC for DCC system and DC for the accessories (different color wires). The AC system is divided into 3 power districts. The DC system uses a converted 300 watt computer power supply.
AlreadyInUse wrote: loathar wrote:You only need one buss for your track. (unless it's a huge layout with multiple track boosters)You may want to consider a second buss for lighting and signal power though. These would have a seperate power supply. (not your NCE system)That's what I did. Two separate busses: AC for DCC system and DC for the accessories (different color wires). The AC system is divided into 3 power districts. The DC system uses a converted 300 watt computer power supply.