Quote from: mitremark on February 25, 2009, 12:33:20 PM
Jack,
Did you use a bus wire or just splice the red power wires that come with the terminal track together? Also do you have a power booster?  I am new to dcc and just trying to gather as much info as possible. Thanks for your help

Mitremark,

I use a bus that feeds power to each terminal on the system. I have two wires to the bus from the controller then split to the terminals.

I do not have a power booster and I think that my be the problem.

Jack

Quote from: Joe Satnik on February 25, 2009, 09:14:19 AM
How many are redundant mainline feeds,

How many feed isolated power districts or blocks?

Any reverse loops?

Joe

Joe,

I have 3 terminals on the main line (all approximately equal distant from each other), 3 terminals on my secondary track (which is connected to my mainline by a crossover switch) and 2 terminals on my small inside town track (Which is connected to my secondary track by a crossover switch). I also have 4 spurs to my industries.

I have no power districts or isolated lines.

I do not have reverse loops.

Thanks for the questions and I hope these can assist your poosible resolutions.

Jack,

Quote from: mitremark on February 25, 2009, 01:33:20 AM
Jack,

How do you have the EZ controller connected to the track?

Mitremark,

My EZ controller is connected to the track via 8 9" Straight terminal rerailers spaced thoughtout the layout.

Jack

Quote from: grumpy on February 24, 2009, 11:43:10 PM
Jack
Do any of your locos have sound ?
Don

Don,

My engines do not have sound.

I have been doing models for 2 years now. I have 6 spectrum engines ( GE-8 diesels), an FP Santa Fe and a GP-30 all with DCC on board. I have an EZ controller, over 400 feet of track (EZ-track) with 16 turnouts and 8 power strips attached to the track. Approximately 30% of my track is balasted such that you cannot tell it was EZ track.    My problem:

Recently I have my engines stop on the track at various spots then continue on. Sometimes they stop go into reverse then forward. While one engine stops at a place on the track another engine behind it will pass through OK. Then the engine that stopped will go through this section OK the next time around. It is unbelievable and driving me nuts. I have clean the track (over and over again), engine wheels and I also cleaned the wheels of each car that the engines pull. (Man were they dirty).

I need some advice and HELP.

Thanks for your time and consideration.

Jack   

I am just staarting out in HO after a 35 year absence. My question: Is a grade of 3% too much for a train of no more than 10 to 12 cars?

Thanks for the help. I need it.