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Hi all,
I am in the process of wiring my new layout. I intend to use a seperate main wire from the CU and each booster in a loop around the underside of the layout and connect to each as needed. My question is regarding these wires. I have read in some places that the wire should be an actual loop and in others that a loop creates a feedback that effects digital operation and there should be two seperate wires going out but not connected. Has anyone had any experience or insight into this question?
Thanks,
Jack
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 Joined: 12/01/2002(UTC) Posts: 2,578 Location: Sweden
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I think it has very little importance from electrical point of view whether you feed in a loop or a star configuration, but I think a star configuration should be marginally better. Loops pick up disturbances from other electric/electronic equipment easier than stars. But typically the track itself is a loop anyway... Another advice is to always feed "red" and "brown" in pairs and keep the red and brown feeder wires close to eachother.
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If you twist the brown and red together, that would help some also. Remember, most network cable is "twisted pair". [Exoteric electrical mumbojumbo deleted] so that is how it works.
Just remember, the main bus wires should be larger than the feeder wires.
M* AC is so much easier than the old DC that I have yet to have much problems with wiring. |
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Perz and McLea,
Thank you for your responses. I have never had any problems in previous layouts, but I have wired everthing to Markin terminals and have not used bus wires before and I remember reading something about electrical interference. Yes the layout is really a loop, but my loops are so broken up with signals and boosters that there should be very little problem. I think I'll go with a star, it will work best with my layout.
Jack
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Joined: 12/07/2003(UTC)
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Hi Jack
Mark Gurries has put up a booklet on DCC wiring (for digital really). Included are some useful tips too. I have this in PDF format and you or anyone want a copy please email me.
Cheers for now
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