insulated joints for Garden RR dcc

JavelinaRay · February 21, 2016, 12:16pm

My understanding is that tracks running on dcc need to have breaks in the track. My

question is how to determine where such breaks should be place? Is there any standards for where to place the breaks and how many you need?

Greg_Elmassian · February 23, 2016, 10:46pm

DCC does not NEED breaks in the track.

Many people do insulate sections of track to help in debugging issues, namely poor power conduction.

I have districts about 30-50 feet long.

How much track, how is the layout configured?

Greg

JavelinaRay · February 24, 2016, 8:04am

DCC does not NEED breaks in the track.

Many people do insulate sections of track to help in debugging issues, namely poor power conduction.

I have districts about 30-50 feet long.

How much track, how is the layout configured?

Greg

Obviously I a new to DCC. I have two separate tracks both DC powered. One is

appeox. 130’ curved dog bone and the other approx. 220’ a large oval that crosses

over and provides a second oval. I have power running to track at about 25-30’

intervals. I am thinking that to get DCC started, I will do the smaller track first

because this would be the simplest to do, thus serving to educate me. I have

purchased the first part, which is the 10amp NCE transformer, and will purchase

the other components some time in the next few months(we have an extended

trip coming up in the next 6 weeks). In addition, at some point I may put a

connecting track to join the 2 separate lines. I do not power my switches, again

my choice to keep things as simple as possible. And my chosen era is 1880’s

western, so little need for many modern features. Hopefully this has answered

your questions.