@Richie C. posted:I'm confused as to why you're using a ground bus wire and terminal strips for this setup.
Wouldn't it be easier to just run a black wire from the black posts on the rear of your Z-4K (possibly the B and C terminals) to the respective black posts on each of your MTB's and then just run a paired, stranded wire from each post on the MTB to each power drop or whatever you're powering ?
Ritchie, thanks for your input.
I used the ground bus wire and terminal strips to reduce the length and amount of wires under my layout and near my transformers.
Your idea of using paired wire would also reduce the number of wires under the layout but, if I understand your approach correctly, I would need a lot more MTH Terminal Blocks (MTH TBs) than the two 12 post MTB TBs that I currently have. Also, I have a lot of lock-ons (35) on my 40 foot layout with 2 main line loops with 4 reverse loops (one on each end) and 9 sidings. I believe if I did what you propose, I would have a lot more long wires under my layout than what I will have when I complete my re-wiring scheme.
