How to Avoid Time Consuming Model Railroad Layout Wiring Mistakes

"Ask me how I know"... I am by no means a wiring expert. But I have some items where I've had recent (and sometimes painful) personal experience and want to prevent you from making these same mistakes. These are some good tips for wiring your model railroad layout whether you run DC or DCC. 00:00 Welcome and introduction 00:41 1.) Soldering feeders too close to switch points 01:48 2.) Double check your endpoints before connecting wires 02:39 3.) Connect feeders with track power on 03:49 4.) Keep the wire color the same until the end of the run 04:34 Closing thoughts and good bye for now 04:50 Pulling the pin Someone will mention the black feeder wires going to the white bus wire at 02:39. This is partially poor planning on my part as I have a turnback loop in this area where track polarities are reversed from one parallel track to the next. I should have reversed the feeder wire color on the closer tracks.