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Replacing O22 switch cabling

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Replacing O22 switch cabling
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 16, 2003 6:41 PM
I'm setting up my 50 year old train set after an absence of almost 40 years and have discovered that the old rubber insulation on the 3 conductor cables connected to the O22 switches has turned brittle and falls off. The same has happened to the 4 conductor cable for the uncoupler track. What cable should I use to replace these?
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 18, 2003 1:23 PM
John; I would try ordinary stranded speaker wire for these...you just need to color code the ends of the plastic insulation with paint to keep your new 'cabled' wires sorted out...then just bundle them with electrical or masking tape.
For three-rail questions, O, or O-27, you might have better response in the "Toy Train Operating & Collecting" category of this forum, rather than this "Model Railroading" one.Good luck & regards / Mike
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 18, 2003 11:29 PM
Thank you very much, I'll give that a try. It's great to see so much activity (and so many companies involved) in O-gauge railroading! Quite a pleasant surprise. Regards, John

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