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Electric Connectors for LED Structure Lighting

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Posted by Renegade1c on Friday, January 14, 2011 10:43 AM

I would simply use some brass tubing and some brass wire. (the bras wire should fit pretty snug into the brass tubing) you would need two pieces of each. Mount the tubing in the lower section of the building and wire it up to your pickups for the bottom floor power. Mount the brass wire to the top floor and wire your LED's to that. Basically it creates two pins to plug into the brass tubing. the wire and tubing are easy to hide in the structure.


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Posted by woodone on Friday, January 14, 2011 10:33 AM

OPPS,

Somehow I posted the wrong link.

If you still need help let me know. I will repost if needed. 

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Posted by woodone on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 7:12 PM

Buy some NEM 652 connectors- cut them so you have four two pin connectors.

Look at the second line down on this page.  http://www.litchfieldstation.com/xcart/search.php?mode=search&page=1

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Posted by Phoebe Vet on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 6:54 PM

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Posted by gandydancer19 on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 6:38 PM

The connector that would be easiest to disconnect and the reconnect blindly would be a phone plug.  Like the ones used on headphones etc.  They usually have two connections but the stereo version has three wires.  By using this type of plug, it could be built into the building.  I would use the miniature ones.

Elmer.

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Electric Connectors for LED Structure Lighting
Posted by cedarwoodron on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 6:27 PM

Hope this is the right forum for this:

I am building a 2 story HO structure that I am detailing on the first floor. I want to light it with 2-3 LEDs and also light the 2nd floor. Further, I want to be able to take off the roof /upper floor subassembly and show the detailing I have done. Is there a recommended procedure and type of electric connector for the LED wiring that would allow me to connect/disconnect the roof and upper wiring, so that I can easilt separate the structure's upper portion?

I have just started with LED wiring and only have done simple stuff so far.

Thanks for any assistance.

Cedarwoodron

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