Help! MTH 30-9114 McDonald's Drive Thru Wiring Hook Up

@Amfleet25124 posted:

Merry Christmas everyone.

connect wires between the (1) Base, (2) Transformer and (3) the Activation Button.

Base? You mean the TMCC base????? has nothing to do with this.

manual link https://mthtrains.com/sites/de...ction/30as10074i.pdf

I've added detail but the WORDING said the same thing.

@Vernon Barry posted:

Base? You mean the TMCC base????? has nothing to do with this.

manual link https://mthtrains.com/sites/de...ction/30as10074i.pdf

I've added detail but the WORDING said the same thing.

Thanks Vernon.

No, the base I'm referring to is the underside base of the restaurant, not the TMCC base.

It's probably a simple repeated error on my end. I will try again using your schematic when I get back home.

Again, an important lesson here is - this is just like the gas station, the car wash, the fire station, and diner. The lights are on a separate set of inputs- good- this allows people to connect it to a different dimmable voltage or source with an ON/OFF switch, and still have the action of the accessory powered separately. That same thing then tends to confuse people and add more wiring.

For action, you just need power on A and B, and the switch is wired between A and C.

@Vernon Barry posted:

Again, an important lesson here is - this is just like the gas station, the car wash, the fire station, and diner. The lights are on a separate set of inputs- good- this allows people to connect it to a different dimmable voltage or source with an ON/OFF switch, and still have the action of the accessory powered separately. That same thing then tends to confuse people and add more wiring.

For action, you just need power on A and B, and the switch is wired between A and C.

Vernon, I got home, followed your directions, and joila!

Thank you very much.  This is going to be a huge hit later today (Christmas Eve)