Hi I have a 8 by4 lay out, I also have a couple of transformers. I would likt to wire my lights to 1 transformer just for lights. How should I do this? Do I get a long wire and cut it up every foot for each light??
Plus should i connect it to The DC??
Any Suggestions.
Thanx CS
You might want to try the Classic Toy Trains forums:
http://www.trains.com/TRC/CS/forums/95/ShowForum.aspx
They cater more to O scale.
Although, if you’re doing “scale” O, you want the Model Railroaders forums here.
http://www.trains.com/TRC/CS/forums/88/ShowForum.aspx
Your username will work everywhere, it’s all one big forum.
Good luck!
CS
there are a few ways it can be done.
I ran a pair of wires to terminal strips at a location near some of the lights.
One strip I call hot and the other ground.
Now I can wire my lights and other devices with one wire going to the hot strip and the other going to the ground.
You can also run wires from these terminal strips to another pair at a new location and keep adding lights to them.
What I like about using several pair of terminal strips is the wires from the lights don’t need to be very long and it’s an easy to use.
I’ve written a short illustrated article on the pros and cons of different kinds of wire connectors that will appear in the February issue of the newsletter of the Plasticville Collectors Association. It should be available on line in a few days. Google PCA and seek out the newsletter, called “The Villager.”
John Gottcent