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Ok - this is a bit of a back to basics one but thought I'd get some input from you guys and gals

How do you go about connecting the wiring on your locos/scenery etc - because my only electrical experience is household DIY based, I tend to use connectors which tend to work fine in a 1:1 scale and with the much thicker wiring involved, but at 19:1, I'm finding the wiring tends to knock screw down in the connectors or breaks out if any tension ends up being on the wire. Or they are too big to fit into the tight spaces inside my locos & guards vans

I know is basic stuff but would appreciate any pointers on methods, good books or youtube videos.

I can do basic soldering of joining a wire to a motor/switch most of the time - my issue is mainly joining wires to wires, sometimes when there isn't much to play with on both sides!

Thanks for any input

Mark (highly embarrassed) of the CHLR!

Solder the wires together and then cover with heat shrink sleeving. If you want a neat in line join put the heat shrink sleeving on one wire before soldering and shrinking.

Deffo just solder it as mentioned above with some small shrink wrap tubing from eBay or the like.

We are here to help each other Mark so it is not a stupid question.

As suggested, heat shrink wrap is the way to go and remember to place some heat shrink sleeving on one wire before you make your solder joint (I regularly forget to do this and have to unsolder and start again!)

When I started to have to solder in OO gauge I followed Brian Lambert's advice:

http://www.brian-lambert.co.uk/Electric ... #Soldering

Great site in general, worth a look...

Cheers guys - some good advice there - been doing more soldering tonight to get some practice and started using the shrink wrap - I'm getting better!

That's a good site there Tom - I will also start to utilise some of the ideas from there!

Thanks again



Mark