My original wiring was not very neat. As I added switches or track sections I just added the wires always promising myself I would go back and rewire everything.
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Not the way to wire a layout.
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More of the original wiring.
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The new wiring. Note the neat arrangement of the power feeder wires (1,3 & 8) and the common ground (5).
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This red and brown feeds for this K83 will be soldered to the feeder and common ground wires and it will be remounted. The gray wire strip will be removed. It had been used to light the houses on the layout.
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This is the proper way to wire a layout.
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These are the eyelets and turnbuckles that were used to string the stranded-wire. See pictures below.
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Each layout section was individually wired. First the wires were connected to eyelets.
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After being pulled through the looms the end of each wire was attached to a turnbuckle which keep the wires taunt.
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Using looms (made from corner molding) keeps the wires neat and properly separated. The extra wholes can be used for future power feeds if needed.
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I soldered an insulated wire to the Marklin distribution units. I then soldered these to a bare stranded-wire.
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The stripping tool that I used to strip the insulation from the middle of the wire below.
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A sample of a stripped portion of the insulated wires I used for the industrial section only.
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A T tap used to connect a distribution strip to the bare 12 gauge wires.
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A distribution strip which will be connected to the bare 12 gauge wire using a T tap.
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A T tap used to connect a distribution strip to the bare 12 gauge wires.
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A T tap used to connect a distribution strip to the bare 12 gauge wires.
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Distribution strips with wires connected for track power and common ground.
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T taps connecting a distribution strip to the bare 12 gauge wires.
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