RE POWERING LARGE LAYOUT

DCS, TMCC, or Legacy?

I'm using DCS. My layout is 14x39. Two mainlines, one yard, and overlapping reversing loops. I broke mine into four power districts (quadrants). Two are powered by Lionel 135 PH and two on MRC Pure Power Dual channels. The notion Barry explained for this is to keep the power feeders for the home run wiring all close to the same length.

Don't think TMCC or Legacy will care.

I run 4 tracks each with its own brick. Yes each needs to be isolated. All 4 tracks are connected using Ross (not ross ready) switches which makes it easy to isolate track. If you connect yours place fiber pins in the center rails where the tracks meet.

Rod Miller

Gilly@N&W posted:

DCS, TMCC, or Legacy?

I'm using DCS. My layout is 14x39. Two mainlines, one yard, and overlapping reversing loops. I broke mine into four power districts (quadrants). Two are powered by Lionel 135 PH and two on MRC Pure Power Dual channels. The notion Barry explained for this is to keep the power feeders for the home run wiring all close to the same length.

Don't think TMCC or Legacy will care.

Tom thanks running Legacy.Rod-thanks.Nick

rockstars1989 posted:

Hello.I have a large layout :

Fastrak

Command evvironment

Two upper lines each about 75 ft

one lower line about 125 ft

Large yard about 23X8

Current power are two  ZW PW in Parallel with external 10 a breakers connected to everything.

I want to install a ZW C- W/4 180W bricks

I would like to keep the PW ZW's for accessorie power.

Should I put each line on one brick then my yard on one brick 4 total?

Also do the areas powered by one brick have to be isolated from the others?I assume so.

Nick

yes, 3 lines and 1 yard @1 channel each for brick assignment. Isolate the loops and yard from one another. 4 distinct POWER DISTRICTS.

Use a meter to set the voltage equal at the rails. This would avoid any transformer bridging events at crossovers between POWER DISTRICTS.

I would say four sets of feeds per loop, the yard wired per how to wish to operate it.

I run the same setup. I made a four way crossover and have no bridging issues. (4 O72 switches, 1 modified 45 cross, electrically and physically)

Moonman posted:

rockstars1989 posted:

Hello.I have a large layout :

Fastrak

Command evvironment

Two upper lines each about 75 ft

one lower line about 125 ft

Large yard about 23X8

Current power are two  ZW PW in Parallel with external 10 a breakers connected to everything.

I want to install a ZW C- W/4 180W bricks

I would like to keep the PW ZW's for accessorie power.

Should I put each line on one brick then my yard on one brick 4 total?

Also do the areas powered by one brick have to be isolated from the others?I assume so.

Nick

yes, 3 lines and 1 yard @1 channel each for brick assignment. Isolate the loops and yard from one another. 4 distinct POWER DISTRICTS.

Use a meter to set the voltage equal at the rails. This would avoid any transformer bridging events at crossovers between POWER DISTRICTS.

I would say four sets of feeds per loop, the yard wired per how to wish to operate it.

I run the same setup. I made a four way crossover and have no bridging issues. (4 O72 switches, 1 modified 45 cross, electrically and physically)

Was hoping you would chime in Carl your one of our best.Nick