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I have to relocate the main control panel and of course it has wires way too short.

It has 30+ switch controllers on it, each with three wires.  The common I can gang but I'm needing to find a couple of 30-plus posts (2 connections per each) for doing the re-wiring.  Of combination of them.  Like to get maximum connections per strip to keep it from getting out of hand.

Any source/suggestions would be appreciated and photos of some if you've installed any on your layout.

Thanks!

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Kerrigan,

 

One of the pictures is a bus bar. It does not isolate the connections, more like what you are probably using for your ganged-common...be attentive.

 

You can get the allelectric Euro strips in bulk. This may be a better alternative than one long strip. gives you the opportunity to label and separate to deal with trouble shooting when issues arise, just a thought

 

Ralph

 

I could mount them end-to-end and have the same as a long strip; thanks!

 

Originally Posted by Ralph:

Kerrigan,

 

One of the pictures is a bus bar. It does not isolate the connections, more like what you are probably using for your ganged-common...be attentive.

 

You can get the allelectric Euro strips in bulk. This may be a better alternative than one long strip. gives you the opportunity to label and separate to deal with trouble shooting when issues arise, just a thought

 

Ralph

 

sorry my bad yea the one I posted a pic of you could use for common but you'd need isolated terminals for the others.
Another handy thing you may want to keep things straight is a number pad . You can get these at a electrical supply as well. They have the alphabet printed on them and numbers 1 thru 0  and are adhesive backed .so you just peel em off the card.
Great to mark your wires with and may come in handy since you have about 90 plus wires to deal with . You just start out A,B,C that'll get 26 of em and then go 1A,2A,3A and so on.
If you write down what you have marked and where it goes you can splice your wire to the new location and not get a wire out of place.

David

The euro strip that Chuck is recommending is known as a "Choc Block" on this side of the pond. It is used a lot for the connection of light fittings into ceiling roses for example.

 You guys use those twist on wire nuts for the same purpose.

I found choc blocks are a bit thin on the ground in the US at least when I looked for them in Lowes. I found one size only and one strip was $8! You could buy a bag full here for that. $1.99 from amazon is not bad.

I use them on my layout as they are very easy to find here and cheap.

 

Funny I think it's the first item I have come across other than Marmite that's more expensive in the US than UK (aka rip off Britain)

 

 

 

Regards

Nick

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