Videos & Photos Videos How To DCC & Wiring How-to Library: DCC Installation for large layouts, Part 4 – Setting up power districts

How-to Library: DCC Installation for large layouts, Part 4 – Setting up power districts

By Angela Cotey | November 11, 2016

| Last updated on February 3, 2021


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Tired of hassling with an entire layout shutdown when a single train derails on your DCC layout? We certainly were! In this episode, David Popp explains why it happens, and then shows how to remedy this inconvenience by establishing power districts and adding circuit breakers. Watch to see how these easy fixes pave the way for smooth, trouble-free operation on our large, HO scale layout!

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