Power plugs for Menard's Buildings

https://www.ebay.com/itm/10pcs...9:g:b6QAAOSwgjFZue7N

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-1...e:g:bn0AAOSwYkBZvNOh

Thanks, Chuck. If I read the links correctly, 5.5 x 2.1 mm is the size to get? Ideally, I'd like to find some with 90 degree elbows as they snuggle up and take less space. I am looking on e-bay now, tens of thousands of items, am looking for ones that have the 5.5 x 2.1 in the listing, except with 90 degree elbows, and coming up with zero results! Must not be doing something right, here.

There are right angle ones made, probably do a search and see if there are any for sale.

Try searching "5.5mm 2.1mm right angle cable".  I get over 100 hits on eBay, cable lengths of 1 ft, 3 ft, 6 ft.  Or if google web search also gets many choices including Amazon.

Thank you all! "Right angle" in the search field does the trick. Are the ones from China and Hong Kong any good? $4.99 for ten of them and free shipping seems hard to beat, unless they're junk and take a slow boat to get to the US?

Mark, I see you have 2.1 mm and 2.5 mm in the links, aren't the Menards the 2.1 mm size?

I just learned that Menards sells plugs too!

Hi Paul,

I respectfully suggest that you take a look at our 8-piece Plug and Play accessory kit (Menards SKU# 279-4035).

It looks like it has everything you are looking for! Here's a link for you.

Merry Christmas!
Mark the Menards Train Guy

Hi Mark,

If there was a Menards store near me I'd likely just buy the package, even though I only want the right angle plugs.

Can it be confirmed that the Menards buildings accept the 2.1 mm plugs?

Thanks.

I use 2.1 on the Menards stuff.

Great post, just ordered two.  Did not know Menards had them.  Ship to store, no shipping.

Menards posted:

Hi Paul,

I respectfully suggest that you take a look at our 8-piece Plug and Play accessory kit (Menards SKU# 279-4035).

It looks like it has everything you are looking for! Here's a link for you.

Merry Christmas!
Mark the Menards Train Guy

Mark, quick question, I ordered my two and received them, very happy.  One question, when would I use the male/male extension?  Are there other pieces not included in this set. 

Thanks

tony

banjoflyer posted:

Tony H posted:

 

 One question, when would I use the male/male extension? 

 

I'm not Mark the Menards guy so don't get confused. One possible use would be to feed power through one building to other buildings. Most of the later buildings have 2 female  input ports, one on the outside and another inside the building accessible from the bottom. 

With your power supply plugged into one of those ports the other would accept one end of the male/male wire and allow you to connect it to another building with the other end.

 

I knew that some had two female ports, i thought the one inside was just used to hide the port, did not know you could daisy chain them.  That makes sense

Dont overload your power supply, its worth noting that you can do this quite easy daisy chaining, 

Not sure its correct but this is how i figured mine, i have around 20 building on 4 power supplies, count all leds on building multiply by 20 this is your milliamp load minus sign, so i count that as 2 leds or 40mA just to be safe, dont exceed milliamps on power supply, anybody want to chime in, please do

Each building has different number of lights  and a sign so try to balance each power supply.

I got my plugs screw ready from china, 10 for $2, i believe, only had one so far out of 20 with issues, at that price, still happy.  Cheers