Is there a source for the molex plugs and crimp ons that match the ones used by Lionel for TMCC boards (Antenna, etc) and by Williams for the reverse boards?
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Well, Williams uses different plugs than Lionel does.
Lionel uses the JST-EH 2.5mm line of connectors for most TMCC connectors, however you'll also find the JST-PH 2.0mm connectors mixed in as well. A lot of the Legacy connectors are the JST-EJ 1.5mm line.
Williams, OTOH, uses the JST-XH 2.5mm connectors, at least on their reverse boards in full sized stuff. They have smaller connectors in stuff like the scale 44-ton locomotive, I never hunted those down.
Thanks for the info GRJ, now I have numbers to search for. The club has dozens of Williams needing fixed on a regular basis and my own TMCC are getting so need work.
Ron
No problem. I keep all of those in my stock so I can easily fabricate cables. Of course, you'll need a crimp tool as well, I use the Engineer PA-09 Micro Connector Crimpers for all of those connectors.
GRJ, We have the crimper and several styles of molex we use for picaxe , Arduino and animation projects, we just had no info for style needed for the two manufacturers boards. We have slowly left the 20th century and begun to upgrade our stocks with parts and components to keep the displays running, being open 362 days a year puts a strain on the toys. Ron
Yep, running a fraction of that amount puts a strain on mine! 
Seeing the kids faces and happy parents/grandparents is worth all the effort, not to mention having a club layout available to members 24/7. Insomnia has seen many a train dispatched in the middle of the night.
Ron_S posted:Seeing the kids faces and happy parents/grandparents is worth all the effort, not to mention having a club layout available to members 24/7. Insomnia has seen many a train dispatched in the middle of the night.
Yep, I'd love to be in that situation.
GRJ, At the point wiring a MTH double track bridge, to keep the factory molex, what is the designator for the molex plugs used on MTH accessories?
Thanks, Ron
I can't say Ron, I don't have one of those to look at. Do you have any pictures of the connectors?
OK, those are the Molex SPOX Connectors, Digikey has them. The pins are on the bottom of the page for each connector.
