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Beginning wiring with Super chief (Bus question)
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[quote user="JulesB"] <p>[quote user="Falls Valley RR"]Start off with nice fat stranded 12 AWG size wire for your main bus. I use the DCS 200 and that I use for it.[/quote]</p><p>I use #12 for the track busses, it's worth it.</p><p>Howevr the Super Chief DSC-100"s terminals don't like #12 wire. I also use PSX circuit breakers, they use the same basic terminals, a bit too small. I got some #14 wire to go between the command station and PSX and then spliced into the #12 after comming out of the PSX with #14 and a terminal strip. If you panel mount the PSX #14 solid house wire is a lot neater to lay out.</p><p>The reason for #12 is voltage drop. A foot or so of #14 does not result in enough voltage drop to be concerned about. This does fit better and you have no danger of wire strands that wont fit shorting out etc.</p><p>JulesB </p><p>[/quote]</p><p>WhoopS! <span class="smiley">[banghead]</span></p><p>Sorry, I clean forgot about those durn ternimals.</p><p>I also have 14 AWG at the command station; Im waiting on the hobby shop for some very large gadgets that I call racks that will assist in wiring.</p><p>I see about 6 feet between feeders on the track for best work. With my particular planning "as I go" there will be alot more feeders at the rails on the layout than just every 6 feet.</p><p>I plan cable rings that nail into the wood similar to what I did with the wife's 50 foot router cable to her computer on the other side of the house. Not too concerned with neatness rather, am more concerned with stout workmanship that ought to last a while. The conditions are rather harsh.</p>
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