Good to know and to add to the helpfulness of the information. Instead of looking on the bottom of the TIU, just look to see if it has a USB port. Mine does not. Serial port and telephone jacks.
I watched a video from the National Model Railroad Academy (Birthday gift). Caters to the HO hobby, but the part about wiring the track is universal. The guy who made the vids is known as a Master Modeler. So I am telling you what he said.
He uses 12 gauge wire as his Bus wires leading from his DCC out to the track connections. At the track he keeps his feeder wires short, and uses, unless I got this wrong, 18 gauge wire. Or maybe he said you can use 16 or 18 if you want. I have to use 18. It's just easier to make the track connection. But, this winter, I am going to wire the track with 12 gauge from the TIU to the terminal block and out to the connection points where I will connect 12 to 18 using a short pigtail run. I plan to use a combination shrink tube/heat solder butt connector, then go overboard and use regular shrink tube over top of that to ensure a strong connection on both sides.
Thoughts?
