Cody, if you will go back to my other posts; maybe around page 6; you will see some great info from Jim Banner to me about twisted buss.

I have recently installed the Bachmann E-Z command on my layout. Works great and was easy to get used to. I used all e-z track, about 60' in all, on my layout. When I first got started thinking about DCC I posted several guestions on this form and got excellent help and tips. Depending on the size of your layout make sure you install a power feed about every 10' of track. this will keep a steady signal to your engines. When I first installed my e-z command I simply plugged it into one of the terminal tracks; the 3 trains I was running would run fine but occasionally 2 of them would stop; I could tap on the track and everything would start working again. Once I installed feeder lines around the track connected them all to a twisted buss line this stoppin thing and tappin thing all went away. Have fun, good luck and don't ever think you can ask a stupid question on this form; some of mine have been and will be real stupid.

oh by the way I purchased the Bachmann train set that comes with two engines and the e-z command. Got this on eBay for half what my locale hobby town USA store wanted.

Thanks again guys for all the info!

I am using all Bachmann E-Z track on my layout. my question is this-- will 18" radius curves work with all sizes of rolling stock and engines?

Thanks again guys; this form helps so much.

I am using EZ Command. thanks for all the posts; they explained everything, now i am running them both on the same "CV"  and they seam to be working well together. thanks again.

OK, what is a consist and how do i adjust a CV oh yea what is a CV?

Everyone knows by now that I am new at modeling; so here goes. If you are running a FT-A and a FT-B together on the same train and both are powered how do you knon they are running at the same speed? is one pushing or pulling the other?

if Bachmann doesn't make dummy's how do I go about getting one to match my engine?

I appreciate all the information i have gotten in the few weeks i have used this form. i have also recently visited a locale train club that has moved to a much larger location and they are just getting started on building all new bigger and better layouts. i will be joining soon to take advantage of the experience they will give me in all areas of modeling

I have found that with the Digital Command that if you set the controller to an unassigned number and adjusted the speed knob to the desired speed then switch the controller back to the assigned engine slightly adjust the speed knob and the engine will decelerate very smoothly. the instruction book and DVD explained this but i was to anxious to watch the trains go round and round and figured it out after several trials.

Thanks for the reply. it does run smooth but not fly wheel smooth that maybe what i was expecting.

I just opened and set up my new Digital Commander Train Set to get the feel for how the digital control works. i know that the loc's with this set are not the high end DCC equipment that i want to eventually run; but i thought this would be an easy and cheap way to get started with digital control. the FTA runs smooth and quite at very low speeds and high speeds. the EDM GP40 has a grinding electrical surging sound at low speeds/seems to run fine at higher speeds but still not as quite as the FTA. any ideas or input.

can you solder power wires to ez track from the buss or do you have to use the ez track terminal? if you can solder has any one had any luck / is there do and don'ts specific to ez track?

Thanks Jim & Joe, I am so glad I found this form Ive learned so much just reading what everyone has to say on so many different subjects.

Thanks again and I will be asking a lot more stupid guestions.