Hi

I've now reconnected both sides of the circle, following the cutting of the baseboard into two. This was a more lengthy process than expected, because of the very small radius curves used on the layout.

I have also started the proper DCC wiring of the fiddleyard board, since red and black wire are difficult to buy, in the correct gauge, for the power bus, I have substituted brown for red and Blue for black. The DCC standards are set in the US, where power cable use red and black coloured wires.

The dropper to the track are the correct colours, of Red and Black. The electronic board adjacent to the DCC input plug is an NEC Auto Switch. This switches between the main and the Programming Track automatically, my controller does not have a separate Programming Track output.

The cable clips were made from styrene sheet, because none of the standard one meet my needs, there are two types on for securing the ends of the run and one used for the rest.

When I turned the layout over to work on the electrics I accidentally damaged the stove chimney on the station building, not a disaster because the repair was easy, and it is now at a jaunty angle, more in keeping with a light railway structure. This has prompted me to add a protector board to prevent any further damage to the scenery whilst working on the underside.

In now need to add the droppers to the fiddleyard sidings and then install the Power bus on the scenery board, and the links between the two boards. I will need to be very careful not to damage the track when fixing the power bus in place.

Julie