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Hooking Up Electrical Wires to the Body of a Train

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?”

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

  • W Rusty Lane says:

    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.

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