06-26-2010, 10:05 AM
Put the e-mag wiring back up into the box, then went back to the track wiring. Stripped a section of the #8 green and white wires - doesn't hurt to check everything again with the ohm-meter. Make sure there is no continuity between the green rail/wire and the white rail/wire. Could save some grief later on if something is crossed up.
Wrapped the track feeder to the bus. I used a screwdriver to seperate out several strands of the #8 to wrap the feeders too. Going around the entire #8 makes it difficult to solder because the #8 acts as a huge heat sink and it is hard to get the joint hot enough. For a fairly big joint such as these, I use a Weller 140 watt soldering gun to get enough heat.
Sodlered the joints and taped them up. Again, put a layer of tape on backwards with sticky side out, then the finish layer.
Stuff everything into the box and it is ready for a cover.
Still have a bunch more to do, but getting there!
Wrapped the track feeder to the bus. I used a screwdriver to seperate out several strands of the #8 to wrap the feeders too. Going around the entire #8 makes it difficult to solder because the #8 acts as a huge heat sink and it is hard to get the joint hot enough. For a fairly big joint such as these, I use a Weller 140 watt soldering gun to get enough heat.
Sodlered the joints and taped them up. Again, put a layer of tape on backwards with sticky side out, then the finish layer.
Stuff everything into the box and it is ready for a cover.
Still have a bunch more to do, but getting there!
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