Hooking Up Electrical Wires to the Body of a Train

Everything on model trains, model railroads, model railways, locomotives, model train layouts, scenery, wiring, DCC and more. Enjoy the world's best hobby... model railroading!

model scale railroad houses to construct ho scale n scale oo gauge

« Running OO Gauge on HO Scale Code 83 Track

Home

Distance Between Rails in a Boxcar Depot »

March 6, 2018

Richard models in HO and asks:

“On a Westside brass K5 4-6-2 motor where do I connect to 2 wires that run off the motor connection?”

Share this...

Facebook

Twitter

One Response to Hooking Up Electrical Wires to the Body of a Train

W Rusty Lane says:

March 7, 2018 at 1:25 am

For one, one wire is hot (+) and the other is ground (-). If you have a forward light in the locomotive, it is usually the positive (+) and the other wire goes to the frame or the tender pick up wheels. That´s the way my Mantua open frame motor is. Hope this helps you some.

Reply