Pine Creek Railroad posted:Gentlemen,
As an engineer I tend to over kill my layouts with both high grade Transformers and good 14 Gauge Stranded Copper Wiring, sure the Speaker wire will get the job done, myself I over engineer my layouts, and my DCS signal and my voltage never have a problem. I like the way good Industrial14 Gauge Stranded Copper wire always gives me a DCS 10 signal thru out my entire Christmas layout. I started using the good wire with my bigger multi level layout, when DCS 1st came out. Long ago on some good advise, I built my 1st DCS layout with good industrial 14 Gauge Stranded wire, and have never had a problem with any of my DCS controlled layout, The Legacy when added to the DCS layout runs thru the TIU to one outside rail, and the oppsite outside rail directly from the Legacy Base, that particular wire running directly from the Legacy Base to the opposite outside rail is only 16 Gauge stranded speaker wire, I have had no problems with the Legacy signal either.
IMO always over engineer your O Gauge DCS/Legacy Layouts.
PCRR/Dave
I am not an engineer. What does this mean "good wire" - if it is "stranded "copper"" what is the difference and how does one know it is "good"? Is it the exterior coating? Is it the diameter of each strand? Is the number of strands in said gauge? Is it....I dunno...
