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Not really off subject. Where might one get a couple of very old gauges?

Agree with Don.? We are using Digitrax DCS240 command stations and with 15 VDC input power the track voltage measures 14.7 with several loco running.? That's why we finc measuring the DC input power

This is off the subject, but I've thought that it would look great to mount antique amp and voltage gauges in a control panel or fascia to give a layout a "steam-punk" look. Jerry Michels

I put in a bunch of UTPs for my ProCab also.? But then my sons put in an NCE interface and a Raspberry Pi thing so I can run (and throw switches) with my Iphone. So I generally don't need the UTPs

***Thanks John.... I think I need to send a track plan to Ed and ask him what my preferable wiring? set up would be. Right now, I have all three together SB3 DB5 DB5 linked with control bus and

I'd say, don't overthink this! DCC is made to be unfussy! If there is a little variation in voltage from block to block and booster to booster, decoders with back EMF will compensate and your loco

What are club has found to be very useful but a lot less expensive then a RRampmeter is an inexpensive combo DC volt/amp meter installed between the DC power supply for the booster and the booster

Alan, Here is Ed's? answer. So I think I've got it now. Needs to be a booster data cable connecting the SB5 to the DB5, plus the ground wire between them. Booster data cables in various lengths up

***THX Jerry !?? I only have one meter, never thought of the rotary switch to check more districts ! Bill*-*

No problem Morgan, my question was not personal, just curious.. What kind of problem needs a RRampMeter to solve? Theo DCC since 2008 and computer controlled traffic .

I don't want to belabor the point. But I am finding RampMeters run in the $100-$130 range. That doesn't seem excessive when a DCC/Sound locomotive costs $250-$400. It is priorities. Do you prefer

TheoVR: I thought I had disclosed that I do not own a RRampMeter. They are too expensive. What I am saying though - is - that for a club or large layout - they usually have enough money to buy what

What errors could you diagnose with a RrampMeter and not with another one ? Regards, Theo -- Greetings from the heath in the north of Belgium

JerryM: You verify what I'm saying. That a large club that has the financial resources can afford the RRampMeters, that's the thing to do. And I repeat that the RRampMeter is a great tool. 'IF you can

This is an interesting thread. For a large layout such as the Amarillo Railroad Museum, we have found the panel-mounted Ramp Meter to be very useful. We have eight power supplies (by that I mean the

That's been the discussion for ages. Is a RRampMeter necessary? If you can afford it, by all means, buy one. But if that meter sounds expensive, then the HF meter or 2 or 3 are going to be

While a RRAmpmeter is a great tool, I find a digital multimeter much more useful.? However, you need to make sure it reads true RMS voltage and has a high enough frequency response to work with DCC

Thanks for the advice, I will set it to 14.4 V under a steady locomotive and Tortoise load

The NMRA 'nominal' voltage for HO is 15 volts.? (NMRA s9.1, Table 2.3). S-9.1 (

Hi Len, You want your HO track voltage to be about 14 - 14.4V. Definitely use an RRampmeter to measure the track voltage.? DCC voltages usually cannot be read accurately with a meter that was not