TMCC/Legacy Ground Plane Pain . . . . Advice Needed On Ground Plane Wire Installation

Thanks for viewing this post and making suggestions !!

I am building a multi level layout with two or three parallel tracks on each level. I am planning to install ground plane wires and would love some advice.

1) I cannot connect to the house water pipe as an earth ground. Is it sufficient to connect to the "green" ground screw of the nearest electric receptacle? If not, to what?

2) Assuming I can have the primary ground plane wire emanate from the wall receptacle, can it be connected to a terminal strip and then distributed around the layout as needed?

3) Should the ground plane wire underneath the upper level be "zig-zagged" all the way around the layout?

4) Should the ground plane wire be placed in between every parallel track on all levels?

5) Does the gauge or quality of the ground plane wire make a difference?

Many, many thanks for suggestions !!

Scrapiron

6/18/1712:02 AM

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