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Hi Joseph, I ran into this too and here's how I solved it. What you need to use is called magnet wire... it is used to wind the armatures on minature electic motors...just like the ones in your locos... Radio Shack carries #30 magnet wire which is about the size of a small thread. The higher the # the smaller the wire. I've seen some that's about as thin as a hair. It is insulated by a coat of enamel which you have to scrape off to make a connection. If you need smaller than # 30 try some electronic supply places. I use this in conjuction with the 1.5 volt minature bulbs from Circuit Concepts and they are super realistic. Looks just like a bulb hanging in a gooseneck fixture. Circuit Concepts makes a power supply for them too and they also have a lot of dollhouse lighting and wiring that would seem to have a lot of model railroad use too. Worse comes to worse unwind the armature on an old no good loco motor to get the wire you need....Vic
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