Model Railroad VLog: Wiring: Part 1

[modeltrainteen95]

im using insulating points like the atlas ones

and the peco if u know the uk

mainly those peco ones

do u need insulating fishplates on em

or railjoiners

and lastly what gauge is good for a bus,

and how do u make the whole point live

[pyronathanpyro]

i use a 40watt soldering iron is this okay it seems to be good for my solder it makes nice joints in conections

[mk214]

Do you use insulated rail joiners in between the blocks when using DCC? I am about to start a layout of my own and am very new at the process. Thanks for your videos!

[thebige61]

@mk214 You'd only need insulted joiners if your layout has power districts.

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[vp4d]

Idk about the US but in Australia, unless you are an electrician with capstone you cannot legally wire your home. If you do and u insure your home and it burns down or a major appliance dies ( no matter what actual cause) and they find out you wired it up, you wont get any money. This can be rectified quite easily by having an electrician look it over and sign off on your work.

[kutzbill]

@vp4d In the USA, most states can't stop a homeowner from a rewire of his own home. To be legal, you have to get a permit, (about $25.00 us) and you have to pass 2 inspections. The rough in and the finish. It's very hard to stop a single homeowner from doing his/her own work on their own house.

Check with local authorities, and get the permit.

[thebige61]

@vp4d Wiring a model railroad is a bit different than wiring a house. I had to get a permit to rewire my house. You don't need to get a permit to wire a model railroad (at last not here in the US).

[yuri5677]

do tracks from vendors like hornby need wiring?

[gillscreekman]

I'm not trying to give you a hard time when I ask this question. A lot of new model railroad persons don't know or understand some ot the termanology that you use. Things like a "Bus". What is a "Bus"?  Is it the same thing that a "Cab" is? Please explain more for those like myself that don't know the first thing about what you are talking about. Thank you. Your modeling experience is fantastic by the way and your videos a very good quality. Keep the videos coming please!

[thebige61]

@gillscreekman Ok. Here's a couple of definitions for ya. Bus - an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits. So the bus provides power and the DCC signal to all the sections of track. The Cab is what is used to control the speed and direction of the train.

[Joseph12132m]

ok i just started out with trains so this might sound stupid, but i dont know how to wire in a light. it has two bare wires sticking out at the end of it

[AndreyCracker]

You're not the only. I dont know how to either.

[Rightn2Parabola]

im assuming you are wiring lights into your locomotive? what kind of loco?

[thebige61]

The lights are already on the drop in DCC Decoder. I don;t need to wire anything in the loco. I got most SD70s, A Dash 9, and a couple of GP 40s

[Californiabros]

I run o scale its old o scale Marx and old lionel will DCC still work or no.

[thebige61]

you're probably going to have to do some modification to your engines to get dcc to work.

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[Californiabros]

ok so id have to basicly have to rebuild my locomotives but if you want to see how old my trains are cheek out my channel.

[tankerboysabot]

a brick a hanger! ya know i think thats better than one of them solder stands, yours aint getting knocked over, and doesnt make you feel like its going to fall when you put your iron in it.

[TOMX45]

why do you need a power bus?!!

[jfrydom]

the rails do not conduct electricity as well as wire

[christopher4636]

if your rails don't conduct as well as wire you're doing something wrong (probably got bad joints between sections).

[bswain9999]

copper conducts better than nickel-silver even if you have perfect rail joints

[conrailbuff]

a brick......an wire hanger = PERFECT!!!!!

I never thought of that!

I'm wireing MY HO Scale layout on my own this time, an your videos are REALLY helpful! thank you!! no nothing about wiring stuff, cept pluging it into an outlet...thats it! haha.

thank you again!!! ^_^

ConrailBuff

[CSXer]

No doubt! Excellent idea. Never thought of making my own! (Doh!)

[flexspinner]

wat`s that stretch of track ? like a sorting interchange or somthing looks kool

[thebige61]

Yeah. It's an interchange between the mountain route and the Main Yard loop (One day I'll get it done....)

[Csx1997]

Hey do you need to do all this for a small 4 by 8 layout?

[thebige61]

It probably would be over kill.

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[Pugragger]

Im going to

[twto93]

how do you wire a track for a handcar with bumpers on each end so when it hits a bumper, it goes back the other way so teh car goes back and forth?

[conolystation]

Great Job Man !Thank you !

[steven8979]

I AGREE!

[ChrisWinterpants]

The layout is looking great. Thanks for the video!