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Some last minute ques. about installing my tortoises (at last). I have a variety of wire on hand, but the most useful (because it is bundled in 4 strands) is the 20 gauge solid copper wire I use for feeders.  Could I use this for a 16 foot runs from the 7.7 V 1.5 Amp power source I will be using? (The power source actually puts out 10 volts.) Second ques....I want to have control of the tortoises from both the DPDT at the control area and a DPDTswitch near the turnout on the layout because they are 16 feet from the control area.  Can I wire up two of the DPDT switches 16 feet apart, and soldered to the motor? I know how to do the wiring, I just wonder if there is a good reason not to have these controlled by two switches in separate locations.
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