Cruise Commander wiring question

To keep it neat I put a barrel connector or a wire nut on and step the wiring down to a single wire to go into the terminal on the board. Just put the motor wires in the terminal connector and if it runs backwards switch them around

I typically splice the multiple wires and heatshrink the splice, then connect a single wire to the Cruise Commander.

The cruise commander terminals will accept two wires. Just strip the ends and twist like colors together and insert them in the CC board. More than two, you will have use John's technique.

Pete

I do mine for neatness, not because they wouldn't fit into the terminals.

Though bulkier I tend to go with Pete's method if you can, that way you have direct connection from both pickups and ground.  Not 2 pipes into 1.

I believe Yel was normally +.  What I do is see how they are wired to the motor, both colors on one side or alternating.  Than I use a battery to determine which motor terminal takes positive to rotate the engine in fwd direction.  Does the ERR tell you which terminal is +?  If so, the method above will ensure you get it right.  If not, meter motor output to see which terminal is +.  G

Somehow, I figured that a few inches at most of #22 wire could carry the load.   I just do a trial connect of the motors and see if they run in the right direction.  I'd note that the manufacturers are not 100% consistent in color coding the motor leads.

G, I have come to accept John and I take different approaches 90% of the time. What ever works.

As for determining correct motor wiring, every Williams engine I have worked on, the same colors are connected together. You can verify that by checking continuity before disconnecting the connectors from the Williams E Unit. Reading between the two yellows read zero ohms as well as the two blues. Power leads are obviously the same, red to red and black to black. If the motors run in opposite direction to make the wheels run in the same direction the lead reversal is done at the motor end.

Pete

Thanks everyone, I used wire nuts and a third wire to make the connections. I also guessed right on the brush wires. All in all the installation was a breeze. Tonight I'll install the RailSounds board.