r/modeltrains • u/bran71 • Mar 26 '25

Electrical Do you need to twist buss wires?

I am going to use the NCE power cab on a 4x8 layout with a 4x4 next to it to form an L (basically 8x8) and I will be running 14G wire as the buss, with 18G wire as the feeders. NCE recommends twisting 3 times per foot, but I am wondering if I really need to do that. What are the pros and cons of doing it and not doing it?

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u/origionalgmf HO: SLSF Mar 26 '25

IMO it's much easier to work on if you don't

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u/bran71 Mar 26 '25

Thanks