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One station of the Devan & Summersett
The interesting part will be having points across the lift up joins.
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That is the plan - pinned, glued, ballasted then cut.Are you going to fix them down and then cut them with a Dremel?
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Will it have 'plug-in' bridging power?
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all of this wiring is normally hidden by a piece of 3mm MDF
the little flat square box with white & grey wires is a 12v LED unit ( 4 LEDs) that is on when layout power is working - so that I cannot leave the layout room & forgetting to switch off at night - bright as !!
Ron
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the camera angle does not help with the rails but they are straight !
The location for the next point:-
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Anyway, point has now been cut with a dremel & 4 wheel & bogie stock - no problems
Up in the air then seated back down
all wiring to be finished when it cools down a bit = 30C in the train room. outside currently 37C.
Ron
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If I tried that I'd end up with something resembling the work of a litter of kittens playing with a ball of wool.
Will raising and lowering the 'flap' eventually put any strain on the wires?
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No, plenty of slack as I found it was needed after I installed my first wiring in a liftup- they parted like a guitar string - "twangggg"Will raising and lowering the 'flap' eventually put any strain on the wires?
[user=269]MaxSouthOz[/user] wrote:
Ahmmm, when it is lifted, the power circuit is broken & any electricity left in those raised rails, drains back in the bucket for use next time - didn't you know that Max quest:When it's open he will have to increase the Voltage as the power will be running up hill, Pete.
Ron
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Regards,
Trevor
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lifted up
overall view - some minor wiring then painting & ballasting to be done
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and with one crossover actuated
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