WOW Robert that is a ton of wires. Your video brings back all the fun memories (or should I say back breaking memories) of getting under my layout and wiring for hours haha. The roundhouse looks spectacular!
Darren my layout is quite high so i can sit under this, but yes to a lot of wires but the outcome was worth it cheers Robert. PS i will go and check the mail now lol!
Robert,I'm an old sparky and have only just recently came across those WAGO terminal connectors and they are the greatest devices ever, for model railways nothing comes near them for capacity and ease of use, especially BPconnectors where you struggle to twist them together and get them under a screw, top job mate, it's a real credit to you, cheers Darryl
HOLY COW, that's a lot of wires! I like the idea of doing as much as you can on top of the layout, rather than under it. What an awesome video, thanks. It was captivating thats for sure!
Really nice, neat job on those pits. That's a lot of wiring, but the results are outstanding!! I like your approach to modeling, the setup of this whole project has been awesome to watch. Looking forward to the ceiling lights install and thanks for sharing Muse
Ahhhh....my head is spinning with all the wires. You have some sophisticated gadgets. Looking forward to see the next video, Robert. Have a great weekend. - Drew
Sometimes I think we try to harness technology just a bit too much, and at other times I think of more and more ways to do it. however, you are like Scottie on the Enterprise...you may want a month to get it fixed, but "Scottie we need it now!! (I'll do my best captain, but it's just not possible"). I'm loving it my friend. Great job!!! Regards, Solomon
Solomon i was just thinking about you about an hour ago and now you comment, hope all is well and i know this was a lot of wiring but this is the only way i knew how to do it. Also i have 104 ceiling lights to do and they will be done the same way, so i can turn these on one row at a time. I have seen people wire there Roundhouse with two wires along the top of the roundhouse but this would not be able to turn each stall on buy itself, so yes to a lot more wiring but the outcome will be good, so take care my friend cheers Robert
At the start it looked really complicated and overwhelming but as usual your calm and clear explanation made it look plausible to do. Are there any connectors like those that could be a plug Incase you want to remove the roundhouse for any reason? Thank you for sharing. Glad you got back to this project after the lift ups.
Derek i still have the ceiling lights to do and this would make it even harder to try and take the Roundhouse out, so this will be staying put and i just hope i don't have to take it out cheers Robert
Hi Rob, sorry if I've missed something here, but why are you using buck converters to power your LED's and not dropping resistors? Even your 3 volt rated LED's can be powered by 12 volts (or 240 volts for that matter) with a suitable resister in series with it. You'll probably find your 3 volt LED's have a resistor under that heat shrink which is why its rated at 3 volts. If you chose a resistor to keep your current down to 10 milliamps or so you could power 250 LED's off a 12volt 2,5 amp regulated DC plug pack from Jaycar. Much cheaper than so many buck converters. Cheers.
Richard good to hear from you. The led's are rated at 12 volt, the reason for using the buck converters is to give me the cholce of running these from 3 volts to 12 volts, and by doing this saved me from soldering resistors to the led's. But i had all these buck converters as well and thought why not use them. But i have ten lights at 12 volts each and i wanted to be able to reduce the volts as needed, cheers Robert
@@csxmad nice, i will recommend looking into it. You can make custom controllers and it also will control track power relays . Download the spec sheet off the Walthers site.
Wow Robert! Those WAGO connectors look great. Where do you get those? Goodbye to the old days of jamming a screwdriver through your hand trying to tighten a screw with the wires beneath it huh? Great tips old buddy! Cheers, Dan
Hello Rob Brian here yeah love your videos lots of info but one question < , where did you get your buck converters from i see them on e bay but what are yours called so i can find them easier and are the just rated at 3-12 volts the ones i have seen are 75-100 watts ...some have the led display some don't ....please help me find the modules and the lights your using thanks
Brian the pit lights are rated 12volts and the ceiling lights are 3volts but the buck converters are rated at 0 to 35volts and below is the link www.ebay.com.au/itm/Adjustable-DC-DC-LM-2596-Converter-Buck-Step-Down-Regulator-Power-Module-CT/302151899836?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D56117%26meid%3D3a02ba8ab75e464baa555aefcedcfa2f%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D232506398610%26itm%3D302151899836&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A16eaf2e2-5051-11e9-aaef-74dbd18007a0%7Cparentrq%3Abd9e9a261690a9cc0714dd3bfffd49d7%7Ciid%3A1
Why not attach each bay's wires while you have the roundhouse out and upside down on the workbench instead of having to sit under the layout and do it? Seems it would be much simpler. Looks great by the way.
"All I've got to do is connect all the wires..." nearly spilled my coffee!! great work as always. Mark
Hope you didn't spill too much coffee lol cheers Robert
WOW Robert that is a ton of wires. Your video brings back all the fun memories (or should I say back breaking memories) of getting under my layout and wiring for hours haha. The roundhouse looks spectacular!
Darren my layout is quite high so i can sit under this, but yes to a lot of wires but the outcome
was worth it cheers Robert. PS i will go and check the mail now lol!
Robert ,this looks great, those wire connectors you are using are excellent
Thanks James cheers Robert
Robert,I'm an old sparky and have only just recently came across those WAGO terminal connectors and they are the greatest devices ever, for model railways nothing comes near them for capacity and ease of use, especially BPconnectors where you struggle to twist them together and get them under a screw, top job mate, it's a real credit to you, cheers Darryl
Darryl i love these Wago terminal strips as well and quick to install cheers Robert
HOLY COW, that's a lot of wires! I like the idea of doing as much as you can on top of the layout, rather than under it. What an awesome video, thanks. It was captivating thats for sure!
Joe yes to a lot of wires but to operate these on there own i had to use a lot of wires cheers Robert
Another fine job Robert. You are a craftsman.
Thank you Richard cheers Robert
Really nice, neat job on those pits. That's a lot of wiring, but the results are outstanding!! I like your approach to modeling, the setup of this whole project has been awesome to watch. Looking forward to the ceiling lights install and thanks for sharing
Muse
Muse so far so good but i have 104 lights to go cheers Robert
You are Truly the master.
i Just burnt out some building lights on my layout with only 3 lights per building LOL.
Cheers Mate!!
Andy M
Andy this is why i wire parallel so if one light go's out the others will still work cheers Robert
Absolutely amazing. I would have needed a spoon and fork to clean up that “spaghetti junction”. Good show Robert!
Hey Mark you forgot to add the sauce to the spaghetti junction lol
but thanks mate cheers Robert
@@csxmad meat sauce of seafood alfredo sauce Robert
@@jenniferwhite6089 Both lol cheers
Great job Robert-as always
Thanks Richard cheers mate
Nice job there Rob looks great
Thanks Ron and one more to go cheers Robert
Wow! !! Your workmanship is awesome, Robert. Very impressive. Great share my friend. - Drew
Drew thanks and a little bit more wiring to go cheers Robert
Ahhhh....my head is spinning with all the wires. You have some sophisticated gadgets. Looking forward to see the next video, Robert. Have a great weekend. - Drew
Awesome, impressive, outstanding,,,, all the good words have been used and are true, cant wait to see the next install
Jeff the ceiling lights hopefully will make it worth while cheers Robert
WOW , great work Rob looks fantastic
Cheers Glynn
Thank you Glynn and onto the ceiling lights, bloody more wiring lol cheers Robert
Sometimes I think we try to harness technology just a bit too much, and at other times I think of more and more ways to do it. however, you are like Scottie on the Enterprise...you may want a month to get it fixed, but "Scottie we need it now!! (I'll do my best captain, but it's just not possible"). I'm loving it my friend. Great job!!! Regards, Solomon
Solomon i was just thinking about you about an hour ago and now you comment, hope all is well
and i know this was a lot of wiring but this is the only way i knew how to do it. Also i have 104
ceiling lights to do and they will be done the same way, so i can turn these on one row at a time.
I have seen people wire there Roundhouse with two wires along the top of the roundhouse but
this would not be able to turn each stall on buy itself, so yes to a lot more wiring but the outcome
will be good, so take care my friend cheers Robert
well all those wires were pretty scary looking, great explanation and amazing job. Your roundhouse Rocks! ~ linda
Linda looks worse than what it was to do cheers Robert
Fantastic job Robert, all those wires look scary...............John.
John not as bad as it looks with the wiring and only 108 more lights to go cheers Robert
Great video, the engine pits look amazing, thanks for sharing.....
Thanks and now for the ceiling lights cheers Robert
Looking great
Thanks mate cheers Robert
Great update. How do you know how many lights/wires you can put in each wagu spot (ie you did three)
You should be able to put in as many as you like, but depending on the thickness of the wire cheers
At the start it looked really complicated and overwhelming but as usual your calm and clear explanation made it look plausible to do. Are there any connectors like those that could be a plug Incase you want to remove the roundhouse for any reason? Thank you for sharing. Glad you got back to this project after the lift ups.
Derek i still have the ceiling lights to do and this would make it even harder to try and take the Roundhouse out, so
this will be staying put and i just hope i don't have to take it out cheers Robert
Nice job
Thanks Douglas cheers Robert
Nice job. What brand of voltage regulator did you use .
I just got these from China no brand cheers Robert
awesome question why did you just wire the roundhouse before you put it all into the layout
I just like making it hard for myself lol
And i should have did this before cheers Robert
Hi Rob, sorry if I've missed something here, but why are you using buck converters to power your LED's and not dropping resistors? Even your 3 volt rated LED's can be powered by 12 volts (or 240 volts for that matter) with a suitable resister in series with it. You'll probably find your 3 volt LED's have a resistor under that heat shrink which is why its rated at 3 volts. If you chose a resistor to keep your current down to 10 milliamps or so you could power 250 LED's off a 12volt 2,5 amp regulated DC plug pack from Jaycar. Much cheaper than so many buck converters. Cheers.
Richard good to hear from you. The led's are rated at 12 volt, the reason for using the buck converters is to give me the cholce of running these from 3 volts to 12 volts, and by doing this saved me from soldering resistors to the led's. But i had all these buck converters as well and thought why not use them. But i have ten lights at 12 volts each and i wanted to be able to reduce the volts
as needed, cheers Robert
I may have missed it, but are you using the walthers dcc module to run this or just the issued one?
Im using the Walthers 933-2859 out of the box cheers
@@csxmad nice, i will recommend looking into it. You can make custom controllers and it also will control track power relays . Download the spec sheet off the Walthers site.
Can you give us a "link" to your regulated voltage boards? they look great.
Terry i got these from China a while back, just look on e-bay and they will all
come up cheers Robert
Wow Robert! Those WAGO connectors look great. Where do you get those? Goodbye to the old days of jamming a screwdriver through your hand trying to tighten a screw with the wires beneath it huh? Great tips old buddy! Cheers, Dan
Dan like you said the Wago connectors are great, and i got these from e-bay AU.
And no more screaming and yelling under the layout cheers Robert
thank you,nice job
Jeff thanks and ceiling lights next cheers Robert
Crazy amount of wires. Takes me forever to wire up the layout since I do not like crawling under there to do it.
Scott lucky my table is high up cheers Robert
Hello Rob Brian here yeah love your videos lots of info but one question < , where did you get your buck converters from i see them on e bay but what are yours called so i can find them easier and are the just rated at 3-12 volts the ones i have seen are 75-100 watts ...some have the led display some don't ....please help me find the modules and the lights your using thanks
Brian the pit lights are rated 12volts and the ceiling lights are 3volts but the buck converters are rated
at 0 to 35volts and below is the link
www.ebay.com.au/itm/Adjustable-DC-DC-LM-2596-Converter-Buck-Step-Down-Regulator-Power-Module-CT/302151899836?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D56117%26meid%3D3a02ba8ab75e464baa555aefcedcfa2f%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D232506398610%26itm%3D302151899836&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A16eaf2e2-5051-11e9-aaef-74dbd18007a0%7Cparentrq%3Abd9e9a261690a9cc0714dd3bfffd49d7%7Ciid%3A1
Why not attach each bay's wires while you have the roundhouse out and upside down on the workbench instead of having to sit under the layout and do it? Seems it would be much simpler. Looks great by the way.
Claude i could have did this that way cheers Robert