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Re: Replacement Wire
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:26:52 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ondrew Hartigan wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Tom Keenan wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Does anyone know if phone or thermostat wire is a suitable or (more importantly)
> > safe replacement for the 9v train wire? If not, anyone know what I can use? I
> > am running 45 feet of track in a loop and I want to run additional wires from
> > the transformer to boost the current at other spots on the track.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tom
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> it's perfectly safe to use and model railroaders used it quite a bit in the 50's
> however i would suggest using braided wire instead of solid core. from what i'm
> told braided wire has less DC voltage loss "or was it less resistance" over a
> distance than solid core. the oppisite is the case for AC.
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> Either way i would use something like speaker wire instead of phone/thermostat
> wire.
>
> ondrew
Ondrew,
Thank you for the info. I'll use your suggestion.
Tom
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