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NarrowMinded
Re: Wiring Short Cut?
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Reply #15 on:
February 16, 2012, 07:49:14 PM »
Get some crimp on female blade style connectors the 3/16 fit I think, i'll dig out one of my kids rerailer and check.
NM-Jeff
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NarrowMinded
Re: Wiring Short Cut?
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Reply #16 on:
February 16, 2012, 07:50:47 PM »
The ten foot extention
is
the exact same plug.
NM-Jeff
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Pops
Re: Wiring Short Cut?
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Reply #17 on:
February 16, 2012, 07:51:20 PM »
On both ends? Cool. Thanks
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Last Edit: February 16, 2012, 08:00:04 PM by Pops
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Pops
Re: Wiring Short Cut?
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Reply #18 on:
April 02, 2012, 06:15:58 PM »
Well, no more replies, so I guess they'll work. Ordered a bunch today.
(fingers crossed)
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Doneldon
Re: Wiring Short Cut?
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Reply #19 on:
April 02, 2012, 09:43:59 PM »
Quote from: florynow on February 17, 2012, 11:18:46 PM
I always wondered why people put all of those bus wires way up under the layout when you could run them accessible like conduits in ship corridors (think like a maintneance man, I've been told) along your fascia and have at least your bus connections where you don't have to be fit enough for Cirque-du-Soleil or whatever it's called to get under the layout and do your wiring.
PF
Paul-
The disadvantage in running busses along the fascia is that feeders quickly become too
long, a real problem when one is using 22 ga or 24 ga or even smaller wire. Feeders should
be kept as short as possible. Six inches is a good maximum standard.
-- D
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Pops
Re: Wiring Short Cut?
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April 06, 2012, 03:38:54 PM »
Well, they arrived last night, and my initial suspicions were correct. Sorry, NarrowMinded, the plugs aren't the same on both ends. One is a male, the other female. Looks like I'm back to the original plan - cut and splice.
Mr. B - another plea for a new product - jumper wires with the proper plug on both ends. Or at least sell the plugs by themselves.
Oh well, such are the joys of model railroading -
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Desertdweller
Re: Wiring Short Cut?
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April 06, 2012, 09:23:22 PM »
Flory,
That Cirque-Circus was setting up in Hartford when I worked there. They wanted $75 for the cheap seats and I saw no evidence of animals.
But, the woman who was the star acrobat came out and waved at me as my train went by!
Les
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Pops
Re: Wiring Short Cut?
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Reply #22 on:
May 17, 2012, 03:30:50 PM »
How can I find out what size the wire is, on the EZ track jumper cables.
It's very small - 22? 24?
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Doneldon
Re: Wiring Short Cut?
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May 17, 2012, 08:00:55 PM »
Pops-
What do you mean by
EZ track jumper cables
?
-- D
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Pops
Re: Wiring Short Cut?
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Reply #24 on:
May 18, 2012, 05:09:57 PM »
Sorry
wrong name -
They are listed as 10' Red Terminal Extension Wire, Part No. 44498
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Doneldon
Re: Wiring Short Cut?
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May 18, 2012, 06:45:02 PM »
Pops-
Thanx. Those wires are prety small. I would guess awg 26, certainly
no bigger than #24. I'd go bigger for a 10'+ run.
-- D
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Jerrys HO
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Re: Wiring Short Cut?
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Reply #26 on:
May 18, 2012, 07:07:04 PM »
Pop's,
I use door bell wire which I believe is 18 gauge. 26 way to small in my opinion.
Jerry
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mf5117
Re: Wiring Short Cut?
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Reply #27 on:
May 19, 2012, 10:55:43 AM »
Just splice the females of 2 of the red extension cable Being you already have them , I did this with my upper dog bone . I thought the same thing when I bought them ,but had to resort to the slicing and everything power wise worked out well . I have a small dcc layout and have never noticed my locos bogging down from lack of power.
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Pops
Re: Wiring Short Cut?
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Reply #28 on:
May 20, 2012, 01:00:04 PM »
Thanks guys - appreciate the input.
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NarrowMinded
Re: Wiring Short Cut?
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Reply #29 on:
May 20, 2012, 01:26:09 PM »
Quote
Sorry, NarrowMinded, the plugs aren't the same on both ends. One is a male, the other female.
I'm sorry,
I'm not sure where I got this cord if its not the 10' extension it has the flat connectors on both ends. maybe there's a different name for it?
I think I got some like you want in the reverse loop module but they are shorter then 10'
NM-Jeff
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