Thank you for the tip about using the other side of a power re-railer track as a source of power on distant sections of the layout. It really helped me.
Did you have to make your own female to female connector to connect to each retailer? I can't find one online. I just saw that you answered it in another comment. I will make my own.
I have a question. I have a issue with my track I'm trying to use one track and have two loops and the power keeps killing itself every time I try to do it.
How do you connect one terminal rerailer to another? They both need female cables and Bachman doesn’t make a female-female extension cable that I can find. Thanks.
I had one that came with a turnout set (I think). I've never seen another one like it. This might be something you'll have to make. I am however still looking and will post If I ever find one.
You can buy two power leads, and screw the two round eyelets for transfor connection to a piece of wood. Or as I did, buy some female spade connectors, and make my own double ended power connection. I also made my own polarity reverser using a latching double throw relay, reed switch on a insulated piece of track, and a small neo magnet glued under the loco. Just use you imagination. Can get everything you need at a lot cheaper than what bachmann market them for. At my dcc turnouts, I added bi colour 3mm LEDs, red/green to show if a track was open or closed. Polarity shifting from the frog, and a small rectifier, resister to suit. Dcc is Not AC power. It's phase swapping DC. A simple pwm signal.
@@russcole5685 wow! Thanks for the help. For some reason my EZ track re-railer terminal was actually DE-railing my locomotive so I got rid of it anyway and just soldered wires to the track.
If I have multiple red wire feeders coming from different sides of my layout track(to ensure I have enough power throughout my layout) how can I connect all these to the bachmann ez command controller knowing that there is only one aux jack input
On my layout, I started at the power pack with a single lead to the first power imput on my track, then connected the next lead to the other side and continued to the next power imput track, and so on. That way it was one line and less wires. Does that help?
Hmm… for a noob like me, I’m wondering if the direction of the wire “plug” matters. It seems it should, or I imagine bad electrical problems, but in your video, you just kinda plug it in without attention to that. Are both cords coming from the same power supply? What do you mean about running it to a further section of track? When would I need a feeder? I have EZ track, and an old power supply, and on a 5’ oval, I’m losing power at the far end of the track, and my heavier engine stops completely. Is this a case where I need a feeder? Thanks very much, for your videos and any reply.
As you know, the bachmann plug has 2 terminals. When running a feeder there is a chance you'll hook it up backwards (kinda hard to tell till you try). In that case there will be a short and nothing will work. Simply unplug from your terminal track and rotate the plug, plug back in. I'd try putting a feeder furthest point away from your initial power source and go from there. Good luck!
If you are using the gray road bed ez track with the metal frog, they usually have a terminal and wire on the bottom that you can plug in to power the frog.
So wait I dont understand. How are you not causing a short with your crossovers? I'm new to this so I do apologize but are the crossovers individually powered? If they are, are they all isolated? I looked up Bachman #4s and theres not much on the website where you can buy them. Do I have to get the track pieces that isolate the crossovers themselves or is it just plug and play?
Yes my crossovers are individually powered. The rail is isolated with a nylon rail joiner to keep it from shorting. I did a follow up video on thus that might help with your question as well. ruclips.net/video/5iWP_2bO5Kg/видео.htmlsi=nKrd--u7WOGdPor2
Bachmann makes a complete #6 crossover turnout. The product number is 44575. Or, you can purchase two right hand or left hand turnouts and put them together. Most of these are available on sites like Trainworld.com or at your local hobby shop. I hope this helps!
I noticed that the black turnout had a lot of curving as it connects to the other. but when looking at your layout, its all straight. now im royally confused as to how you did this...🤕
There are different types of turnouts. The ones on my layout are Bachmann #4. This is a gradual turnout. There are also #5, they're almost like a Y shape. Sorry for the confusion!
Excellent question! What I used was a factory wire that came with my Bachmann #4 turnouts. However, when I searched for a part number for the wire, it seems like it's not available separately. Or, it's been replaced with a spade terminal end. I will continue my research for a part number and will post if I find it. Thank you!
Thank you for the tip about using the other side of a power re-railer track as a source of power on distant sections of the layout. It really helped me.
Your discussion regarding the extra power supply was valuable for me.
Did you have to make your own female to female connector to connect to each retailer? I can't find one online. I just saw that you answered it in another comment. I will make my own.
I have a question. I have a issue with my track I'm trying to use one track and have two loops and the power keeps killing itself every time I try to do it.
Thank you so much for this video!!
You're welcome! Thank you!
@@themillrunandwesternmaryland11are the no 5 turnouts insulated or power routing?
@@themillrunandwesternmaryland11are the no. 5 and no.6 turnouts power routing or insulated? I would like a video on types of bachmann turnouts
How do you connect one terminal rerailer to another? They both need female cables and Bachman doesn’t make a female-female extension cable that I can find. Thanks.
I had one that came with a turnout set (I think). I've never seen another one like it. This might be something you'll have to make. I am however still looking and will post If I ever find one.
You can buy two power leads, and screw the two round eyelets for transfor connection to a piece of wood. Or as I did, buy some female spade connectors, and make my own double ended power connection. I also made my own polarity reverser using a latching double throw relay, reed switch on a insulated piece of track, and a small neo magnet glued under the loco. Just use you imagination. Can get everything you need at a lot cheaper than what bachmann market them for. At my dcc turnouts, I added bi colour 3mm LEDs, red/green to show if a track was open or closed. Polarity shifting from the frog, and a small rectifier, resister to suit. Dcc is Not AC power. It's phase swapping DC. A simple pwm signal.
@@russcole5685 wow! Thanks for the help. For some reason my EZ track re-railer terminal was actually DE-railing my locomotive so I got rid of it anyway and just soldered wires to the track.
If I have multiple red wire feeders coming from different sides of my layout track(to ensure I have enough power throughout my layout) how can I connect all these to the bachmann ez command controller knowing that there is only one aux jack input
On my layout, I started at the power pack with a single lead to the first power imput on my track, then connected the next lead to the other side and continued to the next power imput track, and so on. That way it was one line and less wires. Does that help?
Hmm… for a noob like me, I’m wondering if the direction of the wire “plug” matters. It seems it should, or I imagine bad electrical problems, but in your video, you just kinda plug it in without attention to that. Are both cords coming from the same power supply? What do you mean about running it to a further section of track? When would I need a feeder? I have EZ track, and an old power supply, and on a 5’ oval, I’m losing power at the far end of the track, and my heavier engine stops completely. Is this a case where I need a feeder? Thanks very much, for your videos and any reply.
As you know, the bachmann plug has 2 terminals. When running a feeder there is a chance you'll hook it up backwards (kinda hard to tell till you try). In that case there will be a short and nothing will work. Simply unplug from your terminal track and rotate the plug, plug back in.
I'd try putting a feeder furthest point away from your initial power source and go from there. Good luck!
Finally found a video on this. Thank you so much!
How do you wire a frog juicer to an EZ track wye?
If you are using the gray road bed ez track with the metal frog, they usually have a terminal and wire on the bottom that you can plug in to power the frog.
Thank you!
So wait I dont understand. How are you not causing a short with your crossovers? I'm new to this so I do apologize but are the crossovers individually powered? If they are, are they all isolated? I looked up Bachman #4s and theres not much on the website where you can buy them. Do I have to get the track pieces that isolate the crossovers themselves or is it just plug and play?
Yes my crossovers are individually powered. The rail is isolated with a nylon rail joiner to keep it from shorting. I did a follow up video on thus that might help with your question as well. ruclips.net/video/5iWP_2bO5Kg/видео.htmlsi=nKrd--u7WOGdPor2
@@themillrunandwesternmaryland11 Thank you so much! Sorry I didn't know you had covered this already. Add 1 more to your subscribers :p
Is the train with track shifting setup available for selling ? I need one set .Where to get it ?
Bachmann makes a complete #6 crossover turnout. The product number is 44575. Or, you can purchase two right hand or left hand turnouts and put them together. Most of these are available on sites like Trainworld.com or at your local hobby shop. I hope this helps!
how do you power the turnouts, there is no AC Acc available on Bachmann controlers?
I have an older power pack up under my bench work that I have my AC accessories wired to. That's all I use that pack for.
Bachmann turnouts are a lot of work, at least, from what I've experienced.
A lot of tweaking to get them to work properly
Yes they are. I find older locomotives tend to struggle with the bachmann frogs. They seem too shallow and don't allow enough room for the flanges.
I noticed that the black turnout had a lot of curving as it connects to the other. but when looking at your layout, its all straight. now im royally confused as to how you did this...🤕
There are different types of turnouts. The ones on my layout are Bachmann #4. This is a gradual turnout. There are also #5, they're almost like a Y shape. Sorry for the confusion!
That's one thing I don't like about those
I don't know about anyone else but I've had to do so much tweaking to Bachmann turnouts to get them to work properly.
Terrible product in my opinion
Got a question. The wire running from one terminal track to the other, is this something you made? Or is there a premade wire out there?
Excellent question! What I used was a factory wire that came with my Bachmann #4 turnouts. However, when I searched for a part number for the wire, it seems like it's not available separately. Or, it's been replaced with a spade terminal end. I will continue my research for a part number and will post if I find it. Thank you!
Question about how many turnouts would I need to park 29 + passengers cars and 20 + box cars
Depends. How long are your passenger cars and box cars? How much space do you have to work with for these turnouts?
@@themillrunandwesternmaryland11are the no 5 turnouts power routing or insulated?
Exxon tutorial video. And also amazing layout still keep up the good work if you ever want to talk sometime let me know