Wiring

I am no artist so it may come as no surprise that my wiring is functional, not pretty. The layout was, initially, a continuous circuit which, for various reasons,
disussed in an earlier entry, redesigned as a terminus to fiddleyard design.
However, the wiring has to be adapted and here is shown the resultant mess. Luckily, one of the group members is an electrician. He has kindly drawn a circuit diagram that hopefully will be implemented shortly. So, it's a matter of attaching the two main boards and getting the soldering iron out.
The connector, by the way, is a 15 way type with covering attached.

Baseboard wiring

A good opportunity to complete the wiring of Teignford at a recent 3mm Dorset Group meeting.
Shown are a few of the ingredients of this process, plus a view of the station layout. I feel that the two sidings-top left, are too close together and compromise the site of the Goods Shed.
The point is going to be removed and a single siding substituted. This will balance the use of  the area for an end loading dock and coalyard facilities.
It is really useful to discuss ideas and in this instance has made me realise that the initial idea was too cramped.

Baseboard Alignment.

Alignment of baseboards is extremely important. It is a requirement that all baseboards should line up exactly whenever they are assembled.This can be done in a variety of ways. Split hinges are a popular method as are machined aligners from precision engineers. Me, I use 3mm Society  products. A simple 8mm male and female plug amde of brass inserted into the end of each board. Kept in place with a dab of UHU (other glues are available) I have complete confidence that the rails will line up every time. Inexpensive for the peace of mind they give.
These are also to be found on E-Bay under various guises, although the brass one's are, in my opinion, the favoured option.

Wiring

The Multimeter is very useful when trying to wire up a control panel.
Without having to connect the lot up to a transformer, this piece of equipment can show wher the current is going- or- conversely, where it's not.
Two probes make it easy to use, this is an analogue example- I prefer ir to a digital type. Being greedy I have both types but the original as shown here is my preference.

Wiring.

This is the wire stock control system and storage facility. As can be seen no expense has been spared for this vital component!
In this basket are several thicknesses of multicored wire. Clad in various colours, each will have a part to play in the routing of current around the layout.
I must, sometime, sort out the cats cradle, it will save a lot of time in the long run.

Control Panel.

The control Panel for 'Teignford' is not state of the art, just functional.
The plastic box used was free, so no contest there then!
The layout for the station section has been drawn on the front and the layout name added-so we don't forget which one we are operating-I'm getting older you know!
Several holes have been drilled where the switches are going to go and some already inserted.
Once the rest are done then it's time to get the soldering iron out and wire it up.

Elecrical Gubbins.

How we get the electricity to where we want it is the next task.
Here are a selection of what will be used. From left to right-simple single throw on-off switch. Next a single throw on-on type used to divert feeds. Finally the connection to and between baseboards is made with 'D' type connectors. These are made with various numbers of pins, this one happens to be 9 pin. They can be sourced ready wired from some electronic component suppliers.