I had some fun in the laboratory the last couple of nights. I figured out how to wire the lighting to my Walthers Turntable. I tell you, this thing is a beauty. My first issue was getting power to the lights on the bridge. I decided the easiest thing to do would be to pull it directly from the track. Since I run DCC, there is a constant 14v AC running through the rails.
I used the brass rod to run under the walk boards to the solder blob that connects the factory power connection. These run to the outer edge of the walkboards where they are soldered to the rods that run the length of the bridge. You can also see the mounting of the two side lights on the overhead structure. The lamps are N scale lamps and shades by Miniatronics, with the bulbs rated at 1.5v. A resistor is needed for each bulb.
You can see the brass rod running the length of the bridge. There's one on each side to feed power to the lights.
Here you can see a close up of the connection of the resistor to the brass rod, and the rod rising through the deck to make a lamp post. I painted the rod and resistors charcoal grey, so they look like conduit and misc. equipment that might be found on the side of a turntable bridge...
And a look at the finished product.
I never thought I'd see the day when I would gleefully tear into a $250 model with a drill and a soldering iron!
Lee
