Running trains with Digital Com-mand Control (DCC) is a lot of fun, and it can make operating a model railroad an enjoyable experience. However, all those DCC electronic components and sound decoders don’t mean much if you can’t get a reliable signal to the tracks. When it comes down to it, nickel-silver rail is a […]
How to wire power-routing turnouts: While it may initially seem difficult, basic two-rail wiring for power-routing turnouts is easy if you understand and apply just two simple rules. The diagrams below demonstrate these crucial wiring principles. Rule 1: Gap the rails between turnouts located frog-to-frog. Place gaps in both rails, between turnout frogs in opposite […]
Bachmann DC Controller It’s been around. It’s been used. It’s in Bachmann train sets currently made, and is worth $50.00 MSRP. It is the Bachmann DC Controller. The original controller was a big, black, red throttle that was huge, and chunky. It had a flip dial, so you could turn it like a knob, or […]
Tam Valley Depot Digital Command Control (DCC) Hex Frog Juicer The Hex Frog Juicer from Tam Valley Depot is an automatic reversing circuit for turnout and crossing frogs on Digital Command Control layouts. Each unit can power and reverse polarity for up to six frogs, enough for as many turnouts or three crossings. The Hex […]
SPROG 2 – JMRI Digital Command Control Programmer What’s better than Digital Command Control (DCC)? Being able to program it easily. I’ve recently ditched programming my DCC stuff via the controller on the command station and now use a SPROG 2 connected via USB directly to my computer (in my case a Mac, however Windows […]
Model Railroader managing editor David Popp shows how to use insulation displacement (suitcase) connectors to wire underneath your layout. […]
Model Railroader managing editor David Popp shows how to use insulation displacement (suitcase) connectors to wire underneath your layout. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader managing editor David Popp shows how to test circuits on a layout with a railroad amp meter and a quarter. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader managing editor David Popp shows how to test circuits on a layout with a railroad amp meter and a quarter. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader executive editor Andy Sperandeo shows how to wire a layout for electrical reliability. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader editor Neil Besougloff shows how to install bus wires when creating new power districts. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader editor Neil Besougloff shows how to install bus wires when creating new power districts. […]
