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Re: Replacement Wire
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lugnet.trains
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Date:
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Tue, 21 Feb 2006 04:55:34 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Tom Keenan wrote:
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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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Tom-
You can use almost any convenient type of wire wire to run your 9-volt trains.
Stranded 16 or 18 gauge might be optimum and can often be had particularly in
the form of paired speaker wire or lamp cord.
At SCLTC, we use the 4-conductor connectors used for PC power supplies to make
our own modular wire system. We use 1 pair of conductors for 9 volt LEGO power
for animation and 1 pair for DCC distribution.
One idea to consider before adding wire to your large layout: You might find it
simpler -- and a lot more fun -- to break the layout into sections (just slip
some plastic such as the clear stuff used in LEGO boxes) between the track
joints. This way you can control each section independently and effectively run
several trains on the same loop! (Usually, extra LEGO voltage regulators are
very easy to come by.)
-Ted
SCLTC
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| (...) Ted, Thanks for the suggestion. The train track is going around the ceiling in my son's room, so I think I want to have a single regulator on the track. Plus, I think I have a pretty good idea what several trains one one loop will look like (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| 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 (...) (19 years ago, 19-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains)
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