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Layout Building N Siren Creek Part 5 - Preliminary Wiring

Episode 5: Preliminary Wiring Small layouts can be a lot of fun to build, and if designed well, can also be fun to operate. While Dan is waiting for his train room to be completed, he designed this portable N scale layout. Dan & Nichole plan to take the layout with them when they travel in their RV. The layout is designed to fit on top of the RV's dinette table, and can be stored up in the camper bed above the cab when not in use. The theme for the layout is the small fictitious coastal town of Siren Creek. Two small railroads meet here, a standard gauge line and a narrow gauge line. The era is the first half of the twentieth century. This layout will be a challenge from a track laying standpoint, as Dan plans to build the layout with a combination of N and Nn3 track. Parts will be dual gauge. Most of the track will need to be handlaid. This will take some work, but it also allows the track arrangement to be very flexible. In this episode Dan installs the main DCC bus, a Digitrax DCC command station, Digitrax DS64 stationary decoders, TAM Valley Hex Frog Juicers, and more! He is also using a DCC Specialties Magna Force power supply that was a little too heavy for a portable layout. Dan devised a quick connect cable using surplus XLR microphone jacks. The tools and materials needed for this one are fairly basic - wire, a combination tool for stripping and crimping, wire cutters, spade connectors, and barrier strips (terminal blocks). It may seem strange to install wiring before the track goes in, but Dan believes in an incremental approach to testing the layout as it's being built. In order to do that, each piece of track needs to be hooked up and tested as it's constructed. The wires from the track have to go somewhere, so that's why it will be helpful to have the basic DCC wiring available. This kind of layout wiring can be used in any scale, so even if you're not an N scaler you might find it of interest. Join us for some model railroading fun!