Connecting Atlas Switches using DZ-1000 and Lionel Legacy command control

I don't think you'll burn out the DZ-1000 either way, it has a switch that will interrupt the power to the motor when it completes it's throw.  However, without the remote on the DZ-1000, the lights on the actual switch machine will be dark without the extra circuitry in the DZ_1002 control.  So, I'd agree that probably constant is the correct setting for the ASC2.

As John said, you need the DZ-1002 switch control even when using the ASC to throw the switch, because wiring in the DZ-1002 keeps the indicator lights (green or red) on the DZ-1000 illuminated.

I find that having the indicator lights illuminated is very helpful because at the glance the red or green light tells me how the switch is thrown. I don't have to examine the points of the switch.

Thanks guys - I will try this out. I'll probably just connect one of the DZ-1000s to start with it set to constant power and connected to the DZ-1002 as my test bed. If that works ok, I'll do the rest.

I hope you don't mind, but I'm just going to confirm it's ok for constant power versus momentary with Dennis Zander - since he and his company manufacture the DZ-1000.

You actually don't need the DZ-1002 connected to get the lights on the DZ-1000 to light, if the ASC2 is configured for continuous on, it will provide the path for the LED.  The blue line is a common from one side of the AC that is always there.  The current to light the LED goes through the motor, but it's not enough to actually turn the motor.

When the connection at the bottom for the red line is grounded, current flows through the red path to the blue path and lights the LED.  When the connection at the bottom for the green line is grounded, current flows through the green path & blue path and lights the other LED.  The motor only runs until the limit switch opens for that path and then it stops.

ok - now I'm looking at connecting things up and am a bit confused (is that a pattern here?) about the wiring.

I have 8 DZ-1000 / DZ-1002 combos to control my 8 Atlas switches. Per the ASC manual, each DZ-1000 / DZ-1002 combo is to be connected to the ASC. Since ASC can handle 4 switches, I'll need 2 ASCs to be daisy chained. The ASC manual seems pretty clear on how to do that daisy chaining.

Now here's where I get a bit lost, and where I believe, the manual is unclear.

The ASC manual shows the C terminal on the DZ-1002 connected to the COMM on the ASC. Do I need to connect each of the 4 C terminals on the DZ-1002s to the one COMM terminal on the ASC? If so, what's the purpose of the second COMM terminal on the ASC? Or do I connect 2 of the DZ-1002s C terminals to the one COMM and the 2 other DZ-1002s C terminal connected to the other COMM on that same ASC?

Since I have 2 ASCs to be daisy chained, how is the wiring to be set up for the 4 other DZ-1000s / DZ-1002s??

Last question, and I'm not sure it matters, but the ASC manual shows the connections of the DZ-1000s / DZ-1002s start at the leftmost COMM terminal and the 4O and 4T terminals. However, the instructions earlier in the manual say to start with the 1O and 1T terminals and the COMM terminal to the right of 1O, 1T, 2O, and 2T terminals. Does it matter?

Again, thanks for your assistance/input folks.