Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Getting Toward The End Of Rewiring

I realized I'd have to bite the bullet on rewiring when the oldest wiring on the layout, nearly 30 years old, began to give out. Solder joints were coming undone, and uninsulated wire splices were starting to cause shorts. The critical area was the throat of Zenith yard. I began to realize I'd have to relocate gaps, redo the way I powered frogs, and redo switch machine controls. In most cases, I've had to replace the remaining twin coil switch machines as well.

But here's a test train at the Zenith yard throat where the troubles began:

Most of the remaining items I need will arrive via UPS later this week.

1 comment:

  1. Project is looking good John! So are those P&LE units! The 8353 (RS2?) is really sharp!

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