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Hi, <br /> <br />I am looking for some opinions about my little wiring idea. I was looking for a way to connect my switch machines and decoders in a fashion that would allow quick isolation and movement to a test track. What I came up with was the use of 66 blocks (telephone blocks). I cut the blocks down to the size needed, then glued them to a board where I mounted the decoders. Wires from the decoders are connected to one side of the cut down 66 blocks. Wires from the switch machines, DC, AC, and signal lights will be on the other side of the block. Rather than punching the wires down I decided to solder them. The block terminals are split in half where each half has two posts. Bridge clips typically connect the two center posts (last picture). I figure if I need to disconnect quickly or move the decoder to a test track I could just remove the clip. This would obviously take away power but will also allow clipping a connection from a test track. <br /> <br />So what do you think? Good idea or should I abort and come up with something else? <br /> <br />[img]http://savvyusers.com/shortlong/decoder_back01.jpg[/img][img]http://savvyusers.com/shortlong/decoder_back02.jpg[/img] <br />[img]http://savvyusers.com/shortlong/block_front01.jpg[/img][img]http://savvyusers.com/shortlong/block_front02.jpg[/img] <br />[img]http://savvyusers.com/shortlong/block_front03.jpg[/img] <br /> <br />=====shortlong=====
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