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Tech Tips
Dave Bodnar
Power Connectors for
Garden Railroad Applications
Many of our garden railroad projects can benefit from the
addition of removable connectors that expedite installation, removal and
repair of electrically powered devices. For example, each of the buildings
on my railroad contains one or more LEDs to illuminate them at night. These
LEDs need to be replaced from time-to-time, not because they burn out, but
because the leads corrode and rust through. To simplify replacement each
LED connects to the power feed in the building with a simple two conductor
connection. In this article I would like to describe a number of different
connectors that I use and have found to be valuable. They vary
significantly in size and range from those that can handle very little
current to some that can handle 10 or more amps.
Please continue to read this article here:
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