Hello all. This week was mostly devoted to prepping for my bride's upcoming graduation and party. But, I did spend a few hours crawling around on top and beneath the train table. The electrical schema I'm trying on this layout requires several feeder wires on each track loop. This translates to a track wire, about 5" long, which is soldered to the track. The other end is fed down a hole in the table to main power lines for each track loop. The main wires need to be stripped, and then joined to the feeders. This connection is covered with electrical tape. In total, there are about 40 of these feeder wires and corresponding connections. And yes, it does take a bit of time to do each one while bent over on top of the table... But, the project has gone relatively smoothly thus far.
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| A completed solder connection on Track 4 |
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| Note the shiny feeder wires hanging down |
Other projects which took some time away from the railroad were the completion of the concrete wall rebuild, new baseboard trim for the living room, a railing for the interior stairs, yard maintenance, and helping my wife prep for her final week of school.
Next week will prove to have some more interesting content! Here is a hint:
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| A hint... |
Keep yer rails shiny in the meantime!
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