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Re: Replacement Wire
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:14:44 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ted Michon wrote:
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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
after my son is old enough to control them...any bets on whether or not a LEGO
train motor will survive a seven foot fall?
Thanks again,
Tom
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| (...) I have a similar setup for my sons room. Good for storing trains. But hard for a kid to see from the ground. If you plan to run 3 or more motors on the layout at one time, you'll need a reved up controller, or a second controller. You can up (...) (18 years ago, 23-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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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 (...) (18 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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