Library - Magazine Articles About Layout Wiring  

Category Description: Installing and configuring electrical wires for a layout.

Cab Control  
Model Railroader 1995-06 Andy Sperandeo pg. 90 Scale:

Glossary of terms. Simple diagrams and text explaining how to create a two-cab layout.

Improved Installation of Circuitron Switch Machines  
Model Railroader 1997-07 Lionel Strang pg. 104 Scale:

This author describes how he uses a 1 x 4 x 4 block of wood to install the Tortoise and its wiring before actually installing the block under the layout. This makes the overall process much easier. Because of the extra height under the layout, the article also describes the actuating crank necessary.


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