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I am new to n scale. Have installed Atlas #6 switches, and am having trouble with those extremely tiny and delicate wires from the switch motors. What's the best way to hold them in place so they can be soldered to another, thicker wire (18 guage) leading to the control panel? I have managed to break the nearly microscopic strands on the first switch wire I've tried to solder. It can be salvaged, but before I do any more damage, can you tell me if I am missing a good technique. Twisting the tiny wire seems to break it, and so does simply bending it, because it is brittle.
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