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Wiring Question

HarleylitoHarleylitoOGR Forum Member

Hello to All - after posting a thread concerning wire gauge I read a post about how the DCS signal can be distorted if the common and hot wires coming from the track to the terminal block are running close and parallel to each other.  I wired my old layout with DCS and ran both wires coming from each isolated block attached to each other using a plastic tie.  Since my new layout is quite a bit bigger than my previous one with more isolated blocks I'm now scratching my head as to how I should go about wiring my track connections to my terminal block.  

1.  I would love to see how some of you wired isolated track blocks and how you ran your feeder wires back to your terminal blocks.

2.  If you ran both hot and common wires next to each other did you experience any signal problems????

3.  If you separated the hot and common wires from each other how much space did you leave between them????

 

Best regards and Happy Thanksgiving to All

Paul 

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SD Susan DeatsOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

Paul, there is extensive wiring information on my website.

1.  Buss Wiring is the only way I could wire a layout as large as my Run Room.  Since I use the earlier model TIUs I use Filters to enhance signals. 

 

 

2. The only time I needed to add extra filters or decrease the track length served by a TIU output was when I bunched wiring in electrical conduit to reach my helix and/or ceiling track.  My normal wire bundle runs loose under tables and is secured every 3 or 4 feet. Most bundles include 3 hots and an oversize common.

 

3. Separation is unnecessary.  Even on large layouts our normal wiring bunches won't interfere with the DCS signal.

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