04-25-2012, 12:07 PM
TastyBake is finally off the floor!
So far I am real happy with the track plan but I need to wire it temporally so I can run trains to see how it will switch in the real world. This leads to a question as to feeder wire gauge. Lance Mindheim recommends 18ga. wire for the feeders, but these looks enormous when places next to the code 70 Micro Engineering rail. Can I get away with thinner wire especially since I am considering a drop for every piece of rail as reliability is paramount to me?
Layout will be DCC if that makes a difference.
Thanks for looking.
Mark
So far I am real happy with the track plan but I need to wire it temporally so I can run trains to see how it will switch in the real world. This leads to a question as to feeder wire gauge. Lance Mindheim recommends 18ga. wire for the feeders, but these looks enormous when places next to the code 70 Micro Engineering rail. Can I get away with thinner wire especially since I am considering a drop for every piece of rail as reliability is paramount to me?
Layout will be DCC if that makes a difference.
Thanks for looking.
Mark