Building the actual track lay-
out causes some adjustments
and creates some opportunities. I solder about foot-long sec-
tions of electrical wire to the bottom of each metal rail joiner
prior to using them to connect track. In some cases, I need to
connect wires to the rails. Practice is needed to minimize dam-
age to the track. Peco does show some connection clips which
might be interesting to try.
The DPDT switch will control the polarity of the tight curved
reversing section of the wye. Some temporary method of fas-
tening this switch (e.g., tape, glue, or a small board) will be used
until a control panel is made at a later time. The electrical wires
9. This sketch shows my proposed construction of
the shelf layout portion. I plan to use “L” brackets to
support the shelf.
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$500 layout grand prize - 9
MRH-May 2014
