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Hey great video! I used to have a controller like that one but it broke so right now I'm currently using the exact smaller one you have in your video however I am having troubles with it. For some reason when I simply go to wire it DC in/out it doesn't run but when i wire ac/dc on that controller it runs but on the same speed. I know somethings wrong but I cant figure out what. What size wire are you using. If you could get back to me it would be greatly appreciated!

pburr917 6 days ago

@pburr917 Thanks, you should NEVER operate a train on AC power. you will deamage your engines. Double check your wireing. Most wire size works well

metraF40PH163 3 days ago

A better system is Minitrix EMS system, whereby you can run two trains on one track without blocks, or you can run four trains with catenaries. For each engine you need a powerpack, in the case of two trains a DC plus an AC pack, one rail is the common rail and the other mixes DC and AC, for four engines one rail is still the common, the other RAIL and the catenary each mix DC and AC.

chloe7829 3 weeks ago

@chloe7829 Yea but, this vdeo is just a hot-to video on one way you can run more trains on DC

metraF40PH163 3 weeks ago

The big downside to common rail with both packs sharing that output, is that in the long run you will kill the lifespan on your motors. The club I belong to used to use common rail until we discovered how it affected our equipment, we switched to two-wire DPDT control.

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@jimmyp42002 Yeah, this was just a video showing one way two train operation can be used

metraF40PH163 3 weeks ago

Or if you have money for 2 or how every many cheap 5-10 dollar ones you can put a tiny gap in between and do blocks that way.

sdtrolleygregory 5 months ago

I thought this was gonna turn out to be a blooper video lol

drumkid330 10 months ago

@drumkid330 Oh, thanks

metraF40PH163 10 months ago

I love the video! really simple, my question to you is I'm having difficulty understanding wiring my layout this is my first layout I'm going to use atlas selectors when running my wires I know I suppose to have two wires undermy table one positive for the track feeders, the one for the common wire, does the positive wire 14 guage, hooks unto the dc part of the power pack which the feeders runs from, and what part does the common wire comes in play?

kelly201143 11 months ago

@kelly201143 Hi, I'll try to answer your question the best I can. This is really hard to explain over a computer but, first the commen wire (negative -) does not need to go to the atlas switches. It just needs to go on a commen rail (be sure not to switch sides on the track or power pack(s) Yes, hook both postive (+) wires up to the atlas switch cab A top & cab B bottom. The commen rails role is to keep power flowing on one side so 2 switches are not need. PM me if you need more help. Thanks!

metraF40PH163 10 months ago

Nice video! I have a 8x4 train table that is going to have two different track and trains. One being elevated so they are going to be in different levels. I uploaded a video of progress after 1 year, it is called - 8x4 Ho Scale Train Table Layout - I am adding a lot of lights for the roads, interior building lights, animated oil pumps, signals and switches. Every how many sections should I add wiring to the track so I they wont slow down as they get away from the transformers?

mightydesign 11 months ago

@mightydesign Really, neat! I'll check it out. If I were you I would add wiring as often as possible. I'd say evey 3 feet have a feeder but, even farther would not hurt. But, when I get mine built almost every other flew tracl section will probably be wired as feeders. It sounds like overkill but, I don't want any dead spots. Thanks!

metraF40PH163 11 months ago