Model railroad replicas need electricity and a handful of special tools and components to operate. Without these special tools and devices your model train layout will simply sit and stair back at you as if to say, what the heck are you waiting for turn me on.
The tools you'll use to harvest this task are basic and most of which can be found d around the house. First off you'll need a flat head and a cross tip screwdriver for binding connections. Second off, you''ll need a pair of long nose pliers, they will assist you in locking wire around mini connectors.
Thirdly, wire strippers make stripping wire a breeze as they are designed to do this task with ease. Fourthly, soldering irons are an absolute necessity when hard wiring connections. Usually a pencil style iron of 25 to 30 watts does the trick for most layout applications although a larger pistol grip style iron is best rated for use in larger wire i.e. 10AWG to 14AWG.
Solderless Connectors - Paving the Way for Easy Painless Connections in Model Train Layouts
YES! There are alternatives to soldering. Luckily their is someone out there who feels as we do about soldering... which is - Avoid it when you can! Two pronged fork like connectors are common place in today's electrical applications. They represent the most practical way of connecting components. This simple solution although easy is not always the best choice in a layout. It's your call whether to use soldering or solderless connectors. Just keep in mind sometimes you'll have little choice in the matter as that's the nature of this modeling beast.
Suit case or tap-in connectors are your best choice if you want to avoid the time consuming art of soldering. With these user friendly support accessories stripping wire isn't necessary. Simply slip the wire in the bus and you're off and running. These devices are also know as Insulated displacement connectors.
Electrical Switches and Power Supplies - Where Would You be Without Them
Purchasing poor quality switches can make for a bad day as poorly built electrical switches can do more harm than good. They may short out layouts or simply fry themselves and your layout as a result of poor construction. Your best bet is to purchase a switch with a higher rating which most of the time means a tad more out of your pocket. These necessary devices and accessories can be found at your local hardware store or the nearest Radio Shack. By purchasing in locations such as these you assure yourself a halfway descent return policy as you never know if you'll need to take advantage a return policy, better safe than sorry I always say.
I'll leave you with this tip. Your power pack is the driving force behind your locomotives and accessories. keeping this in mind and knowing you want to execute actions to assure the longest, safest life for your layout and model trains, incorporate two Power Packs into your layout. The first should be rated to run your model trains, and only your model replicas. I hope this tip helps out.
To close, I'd like to say this. Use Multi Port Power Strips to help stop overloads! It may keep your layout safe from an ugly ending by protecting it and all it's components.
The tools you'll use to harvest this task are basic and most of which can be found d around the house. First off you'll need a flat head and a cross tip screwdriver for binding connections. Second off, you''ll need a pair of long nose pliers, they will assist you in locking wire around mini connectors.
Thirdly, wire strippers make stripping wire a breeze as they are designed to do this task with ease. Fourthly, soldering irons are an absolute necessity when hard wiring connections. Usually a pencil style iron of 25 to 30 watts does the trick for most layout applications although a larger pistol grip style iron is best rated for use in larger wire i.e. 10AWG to 14AWG.
Solderless Connectors - Paving the Way for Easy Painless Connections in Model Train Layouts
YES! There are alternatives to soldering. Luckily their is someone out there who feels as we do about soldering... which is - Avoid it when you can! Two pronged fork like connectors are common place in today's electrical applications. They represent the most practical way of connecting components. This simple solution although easy is not always the best choice in a layout. It's your call whether to use soldering or solderless connectors. Just keep in mind sometimes you'll have little choice in the matter as that's the nature of this modeling beast.
Suit case or tap-in connectors are your best choice if you want to avoid the time consuming art of soldering. With these user friendly support accessories stripping wire isn't necessary. Simply slip the wire in the bus and you're off and running. These devices are also know as Insulated displacement connectors.
Electrical Switches and Power Supplies - Where Would You be Without Them
Purchasing poor quality switches can make for a bad day as poorly built electrical switches can do more harm than good. They may short out layouts or simply fry themselves and your layout as a result of poor construction. Your best bet is to purchase a switch with a higher rating which most of the time means a tad more out of your pocket. These necessary devices and accessories can be found at your local hardware store or the nearest Radio Shack. By purchasing in locations such as these you assure yourself a halfway descent return policy as you never know if you'll need to take advantage a return policy, better safe than sorry I always say.
I'll leave you with this tip. Your power pack is the driving force behind your locomotives and accessories. keeping this in mind and knowing you want to execute actions to assure the longest, safest life for your layout and model trains, incorporate two Power Packs into your layout. The first should be rated to run your model trains, and only your model replicas. I hope this tip helps out.
To close, I'd like to say this. Use Multi Port Power Strips to help stop overloads! It may keep your layout safe from an ugly ending by protecting it and all it's components.
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