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Tether Engines and Passenger Cars

cjackcjackOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

A recent thread on putting a power supply into one passenger car and tethering the power to the rest of the cars has me thinking.

 

It would really be neat if LIONEL would provide for a tether between a driven engine and a dummy engine. A small jack on each end of engines where the MU connector would normally go would be so neat. I was thinking about using an Electric RR Mini Commander EX in dummy engines and the lack of rollers on them is a really "expensive to solve" problem. It pretty much negates the idea of saving money buying a dummy engine.

The same connector jack on passenger cars...hey...maybe all the cars. Lets get into the 21st Century.

I don't think I would like a wire dangling from the engine or car, a jack of with some prototypical look would be best.

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cjackcjackOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Originally Posted by cjack:
Originally Posted by gunrunnerjohn:

You can use these really small wires between the engine and cars if you like, they're small enough to look like brake cables.

 

Miniatronics Micro-Mini Connectors

Those are nice. I think in lieu of my suggestion to Lionel, I would get some of those. Thanks.

Looking at them closely, I actually made these once with some tenth inch plug and socket material for a tether on a steamer. These are nicely made however. Nice wire. Could use the old 3, 4, and 6 conductor black postwar flat cable from Olsen's.

F ftaussOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by cjack:
Originally Posted by cjack:
Originally Posted by gunrunnerjohn:

You can use these really small wires between the engine and cars if you like, they're small enough to look like brake cables.

 

Miniatronics Micro-Mini Connectors

Those are nice. I think in lieu of my suggestion to Lionel, I would get some of those. Thanks.

Looking at them closely, I actually made these once with some tenth inch plug and socket material for a tether on a steamer. These are nicely made however. Nice wire. Could use the old 3, 4, and 6 conductor black postwar flat cable from Olsen's.

You know the 1970's Lionel/MPC passenger cars with single center rail pickups? Lights flicker all the time on them?  I put diaphragms on the cars and ran wires though the windows in the doors using connectors I picked up off of Amazon or eBay, Zip something or other. No muss, no fuss. Works great.

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