Let's see your layout control panel's - control area

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Fredstrains

This is timely!  I am revamping my whole control panel this week.....this thread will hopefully give me some great ideas.

Pete

A ton of good information and photos here ...

https://ogrforum.com/t...os-of-control-panels

This one has served me well for the last 9 years...

4 180 watt bricks, 1 Z4000, TMCC, Legacy, and DCS using 2 TIUs. All hidden behind the black skirt now.

Turnout control with LED indicators, and block power using toggles for sidings and spur tracks. Volt and Amp meters for the 4 bricks.

MTH DCS based control system:

This system is powered by 2 MTH Z4000 transformers.  These transformers in turn power 2 TIUs. The TIUs are used with 3 AIUs for control of turnouts and accessories.

Turnout controls can be performed 3 ways:

1. Using the DCS controller.

2. Using a Routing Panel with miniature pushbuttons.

3. Using the MTH individual turnout controllers.

A Dispatch Center Panel provides instant visual indication of the status of all turnouts using color coded LEDs. Also shown is the Routing Panel which has color coded pushbuttons which can select a route and actuate the required turnouts.

Here is my control panel.

Very basic and very cheap. Toggles operate Tortoise switch motors. Power center---180 watt PoHos, TPCs, etc, mounted vertically on wall below.

Mine looks too cluttered to post. Looks like the computer desk of the guy in Jurasic Park. I'm really not sloppy, but never made it to look very organized. Everything works fine though.

Its not much but here it is.

DCS/ Legacy a  ZWL and a few remotes. (2 bricks and powermasters for lights)

MTH DCS Control System.

All my control circuits are wired to panels which have terminals prewired from the TIUs. These convenience terminal strips will be labeled and use color coded wiring.

All 40 terminals from both TIUs are wired to these terminals. The AIU commons (COM) are all wired together to DC common.