Bill; Why not use 14 ga. house wire and strip the insulation? Jeff
On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 6:09 AM, Bill Lane <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Jim, > > I am using bare wires for the power buss because you can easily tie into it > **anywhere** with the feeder drops. I am soldering the drops to the buss > wires. Finding 14 ga bare wire is not easy now but I have found enough for > me to get the job done. All I have to do is buy it! > > I hear what you are saying about the continuous power buss. I was just > passing along what NCE told me directly about wiring practices for DCC. It > is not your Grandpop's DC anymore & several generations away from DPS > (Direct Pull String). The power buss should <<not be a continuous loop.>> > That did surprise me. I am glad you have not had any problems. But you are > probably not using a layout that is of the size where the gremlins start to > happen because of long (50 feet+) power buss lengths. At my best figuring I > am going to be right at a 100 feet circumference with 24' long straights > and > mid 50" radius turns. I will be just within limits as well. > > Thank You, > Bill Lane > > Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 > > See my finished models at: > <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com > Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! > > Custom Train Parts Design > <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> > http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm > > PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded > (Trading is MUCH preferred) > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls > > ***Join the PRR T&HS*** > The other members are not ALL like me! > <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf > > Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society > It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com > Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
