06-21-2010, 09:31 AM
Lots of wiring progress, but still alot to be done.
I completed all of the conduit runs and got all the wire pulled in. One conduit run contains two #8 wires for the track bus, one green, one white. Second conduit contains four #12 wires for the uncoupler magnet bus, black, red, blue, brown. The third conduit contains the 6 conductor flat cable for the Digitrax Loconet control. First photo shows conduit under a new section of shelving. Second photo shows all the existing wiring under the old shelves and the new conduit. Rewiring the old sections will be a minor pain. I did get all of the conductors terminated in the j-boxes on the north wall as seen in the first photo - covers on the boxes.
This is on the north wall - a conduit runs from the contol panel in the middle of the room, through the attic, and down the wall to the box with the white blank cover. From there, the track bus and the uncoupler wiring come through the wall into the 2 boxes shown, then the wire goes both directions to feed the north shelving.
Another photo of a typical j-box location:
I did get all of the loconet wiring completed around the entire layout. Thirteen UP5 panels and 4 UR panels with infrared capability. One photo of the front, one of the back. The front of the shelving will eventually get a fascia, but just mounting the panels in the shelves for now.
And finally, I was able to run a short train for a total of 70 feet on the north and east walls!
I completed all of the conduit runs and got all the wire pulled in. One conduit run contains two #8 wires for the track bus, one green, one white. Second conduit contains four #12 wires for the uncoupler magnet bus, black, red, blue, brown. The third conduit contains the 6 conductor flat cable for the Digitrax Loconet control. First photo shows conduit under a new section of shelving. Second photo shows all the existing wiring under the old shelves and the new conduit. Rewiring the old sections will be a minor pain. I did get all of the conductors terminated in the j-boxes on the north wall as seen in the first photo - covers on the boxes.
This is on the north wall - a conduit runs from the contol panel in the middle of the room, through the attic, and down the wall to the box with the white blank cover. From there, the track bus and the uncoupler wiring come through the wall into the 2 boxes shown, then the wire goes both directions to feed the north shelving.
Another photo of a typical j-box location:
I did get all of the loconet wiring completed around the entire layout. Thirteen UP5 panels and 4 UR panels with infrared capability. One photo of the front, one of the back. The front of the shelving will eventually get a fascia, but just mounting the panels in the shelves for now.
And finally, I was able to run a short train for a total of 70 feet on the north and east walls!
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