StanierBlack5

Thanks 'Pete the Elaner'  -  your advice has been taken on board!

Many thanks for your swift answers, very much appreciated!

I forgot to mention I intend using Cobalt iP point motors, so does that alter the situation?

Please excuse my lack of electrical knowledge as I am learning as I go.

Once again, many thanks.

Hello Everyone,

When two sets of points join together frog to frog (to cross from one line to another), do both frogs stay insulated  -  please take a look at the attachment.

Thanks in advance, Roger

Thank you all for taking the time to reply with good advice.

Robert, as my layout is already fixed to the baseboard (using screws instead of track pins), I have used a 'Sharpie" to draw around the tracks with the next move being the removal of the track to install a cork track bed onto the base, then to replace the track after soldering a dropper for each length of rail and drilling the appropriate holes in the baseboard. I'm feeling that I've dropped myself in the deep end as opposed to starting small but I'm up for a challenge and at this point in time, I've certainly got one! 

Once again, thanks for your help.  Roger 

Pete, many thanks for your answer and info regarding a separate 'bus' for point control, I'll now go ahead and source the wire you have suggested.

Thanks again,

Roger

Hi Everyone, just joined the forum and getting desperate for some expert help.

After a lifetime of dreaming, I'm now in a position to build my first 00 gauge layout and have been laying track for the past few months but have now come to a grinding halt.

The next step for me is wiring for DCC and my question is, what size bus and dropper wires do I need?

The layout is thus; 9' x 8' using Peco Flexi track and 28 sets of Peco Electrofrog Points, I have 4 main lines (up main & down main plus up goods and down goods) as I would like to see 4 trains running concurrently whilst I'm 'playing' in the sidings. I have 2 sets of sidings and intend to use the 'iP Cobalt' point motors and also purchase the 'NCE Power Cab' system.

I have read way too many 'which size wires to use' on the 'net and am now totally confused. Would you please help and put this senior citizen out of his misery?

Many thanks in advance for your advice.

Roger