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Holy cow...this thing is truly a beast! I posted up a message on the Fast Tracks board to see if I can get some help. I'm also wondering if some wiring gurus here can help me out. Below is the copied message I put up over there. The wiring schematic is here...

Thanks Andrew. I'll keep my eyes open. Shane

For the record I've started wiring mine up...and already its a beast. I'm hoping to have it working this weekend, maybe tonight. I'll post up pics of the guts under the layout just to give the readers of the this thread an idea of the madness involved. :p

Wow those are cheap! Lowest I've seen them is $50 bucks...or maybe I haven't been looking in the right place or hard enough. ;-)

Looking really good Shaun! The double helix is looking very nice.

Thanks. I was just curious. I was not aware that power was routed through the overhead wires and the track. I thought power came strictly from the overhead wires.

There is/was a great discussion at the link below about this. For DC and DCC wiring. http://www.handlaidtrack.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=379

Goes to show how much of a noob I still am to this. sign1 I honestly did not think there was a difference...:oops: Here is a question you might be able to answer. Say if one wanted to run an electric loco using DC as well as diesels using DCC on a layout running on the same tracks. Could...

Thanks Fred and everyone else of course. I'll try one out and if I feel it is not needed I'll leave it out. I always like trying things out just to do it differently to keep it interesting.

That sure is some pretty trackwork. I love the details for the throw bars and switch stands. Thanks for sharing those photos.

Sorry. Power Distribution Boards is what I should have been saying. I warned you guys, that I am no electrician. :oops: I have a 12V power pack at home which I was going to hook up to the two terminals on the far left. I was thinking I could hook up toggle switches to the other terminals...