WATCH THIS before you wire your model railroad!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 มิ.ย. 2023
- Hello Model Railroaders!
Mike brings us a quick how to video on using an alternative to soldering track feeder wires to your bus wires under your model railroad layouts! By using “lever wire nuts” or Wago Connectors you can reduce the time it takes to wire up, maintain and troubleshoot your model railroad wiring.
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The small rectangle hole on the top of the connector is a test point for a volt meter probe in case you were wondering 😊
These things are great. They make a solid foolproof connection. So much easier to use than RDC connectors, especially for an old guy like me who doesn’t like crawling around under his layout!
Even us young guys don't like crawling under the layout! The less time down there the better!!! Thanks for watching - Andy
I've been replacing a lot of terminal blocks with wago connectors at our club layout - got rid of lots of intermittent power issues. They are certainly the way to go.
I use the gray 'knock off's & they are very reliable. I believe a more accurate concern is the more mechanical connectors U subject Ur main bus to, the more voltage drop U may have the farther U go.
What could greatly reduce that is to solder in a drop from Ur main bus in the same guage by stripping a small section of the bus-NOT cutting it-& soldering the 'drop' on.
In a recent Email w/ NCE, they confirmed this.
I've been doing a lot of wiring under my layout recently, both on the DCC bus and 12v accessories bus. I now have a lot of both types of 5-wire lever locks on both buses. The mounting brackets are hard to find and kind of spendy, but the actual lever locks are great.
simple suitcase connectors are quick, cheap. and can be used any place. even reused as needed. you can even add them in after the fact. no need to cut/strip wires to add another one of these thingies.
worried about open wires after removing a suitcase. just apply a tiny dab of liquid electrical tape.
I can Daisy chain 2 or 3 of these in series for the power and 2 or 3 more for the common as I DCC rewire of my layout.
It's a cool way to wire up your layout. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Very interesting and informative. I'm looking to use these on my own layout, though as the track I'm using uses white and blue feeder wires, I was wondering if I could put the white wire in one port of a WAGO connector and the blue wire in another port.
Excellent you solved a problem I was trying to figure out, I use the Waco connectors but have improved the way to hook up feeders and your buss wires
I know these are popular but I would encourage people to also look at the Anderson Power Clips which are impossible to cross connect, so no shorts and no fire hazard.
Wow this is awesome!!!! I never new of these. Thanks for sharing this!
Wired in a new PM4 on our layout last year, Used these to connect the wires. They are awesome. Use them at work as well to test run productsBeen opening and closing same ones for 2 years not. still good
IMHO the biggest advantage of these is not having to solder upside down under the layout...
2nd would be trouble shooting & changes/expansion.
And these should be WAY MORE reliable & efficient than suitcase connectors, due to vastly increased contact area with the wire - IF they stay closed!
So I must ask Mike, wassup with the partially open lever???😂
Been using both of those types,easy peasy
Yuppers sure are handy dandy little buggers
Good how to, info video Mike.👍
Ive been looking at using these on future layout work myself. While it cost money, the time it takes if you need to change something later is way easier. Thats the plus side is flexibility over soldering under a layout.
These have been a godsend
This is awesome!
Also Mike, I don't know which manufacturer it is but at least sells little orange brackets that fit into those little diets built into the gray connectors. They have a hole on the other end & screws so U can secure them to the bottom of Ur benchwork. 😊
ThankU for the vid.
Second Section.. Good Video i as well are using the Wago's i bought some a few Years ago at MY LOCAL Electricians DISTRIBUTOR store's Sunflower Electric 🌻 Stanion Electric & Greybar Electric sells 1 or both connectors but i found the Wago's at my Local Home Depot all the sizes this includes there inline connectors i use Wago's Ferrulls to protect the integrity of stranded wire i use which is Kato 24 Gauge wire, for my Buss wires i also use Wire blocks but the Wago's are certainly worth the money & are on my Layout..
Thanks for Video!
Allen D RDA N Scale
Mike have you ever used the brand Cold Heat soldering iron. Or heard any reviews on them?
So Mike, I''m a neat freak, are you going to just let them hang or is there a way to fasten them to the deck or frame structure???
How do you like these vs suitcase connectors? I had issues with suitcase connectors coming loose or not enough contact.
I've uses suitcase connections and these...I will NEVER use suitcase connections again. These lever nuts save me time and hassle. Also when I have to move a wire, easy and no globs of solder falling on you under the layout! - Andy
@@SecondSectionPodcast good to hear I'll check them out
I was going to do old school terminal blocks but they can be $5 ea
I’m going to have to disagree here. Mechanical wire connections are often unreliable. Get a good soldering iron made for electronics and the proper solder and learn to use it. It’s far more reliable in the end. Larry Puckett, The DCC Guy has some TH-cam videos about soldering that are very good.
I think Larry may be moving away from soldering connections too...he did a video on this topic too: th-cam.com/video/qJTQNeqNuI0/w-d-xo.html
I’d agree with Mike here. I’ve used the solder-less connectors for a bit…no issues with them. I still solder feeders to my rail…but these speed up wiring tremendously…and allow the installation of detection and such with ease.
Do you use a Solder Iron to solder home wiring when your bundling in a wire box i think not Electricians use Wire Nuts & some are now using Wago's) if these connectors are UL listed for home Wiring I'd think they'd do the same for model Railroading,
Ideal products which is Huge Electric products company is also making lever Wire Products just like the Wago's!