Toy Train Layout Wiring - Intermediate
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Scenery as a Necessary Evil
Foam sections can be used to embed wiring and set up scenes off the layout.
Downtown Finished
Suburb and Trolley Line
Tools for Extending Wires for Lamp Posts
Clockwise starting at lower left: Scissors, heat shrink
tubing, electrical solder, Lionel plastic street lamp, 24 gauge pair
wire, third hand, wet sponge, soldering iron, long nose pliers, and
wire strippers.
Surface Wiring on Quarter Circle
Wire for Street Lamps, Buildings, and Signs Recessed on all Quarters
| Surplus Terminal Strips - The top one is an example.
The embedded one is secured with clear silicone. Duct tape over carved channels holds the wiring in place. |
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Building Connections
Wires Routed Around Access Door
Section Bus Wiring to Transformer
Yellow discs are 1.6 amp
PTCs
for circuit protection on each module.
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