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·OK, before I even start this post, all you battery guys, lay off. I know I wouldn't have to ask this question if I went to battery. But, I'm a track power guy, so here goes.
I had an electrician over to my house today to get a quote on installing a 4 plug outlet box down by my layout - a place to plug in my transformers and lighting etc. Hed have to run the line from my house about 125' or so. Apparently such an installation would be very expensive (buried cable/pipe check, burying conduit two feet down, trenching, new circuit from the house, etc.) So, here's my question. Can I plug my transformers into the outlet within my garage and then run and bury a direct current wire (like those used for garden lighting) from the transformers in the garage out to the track side Aristo TE receivers, or will this not work? Can I put the Aristo TE receivers in a water proof box trackside or do I need to hook them up every time? Or, can I keep the receivers in the garage as well and just run the wire from the receiver to the track (buried)? Please, someone suggest a brilliant solution for how I can get power down to my track without always haveing to carry out transformers, receivers, wires, extension cords, power strips, split jaws, hex driver, etc.
AND DON'T SAY ANY OF YOU RCRR GUYS TELL ME TO SWITCH TO BATTERY!!!! You know who you are. /DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/crazy.gif
Ed
I had an electrician over to my house today to get a quote on installing a 4 plug outlet box down by my layout - a place to plug in my transformers and lighting etc. Hed have to run the line from my house about 125' or so. Apparently such an installation would be very expensive (buried cable/pipe check, burying conduit two feet down, trenching, new circuit from the house, etc.) So, here's my question. Can I plug my transformers into the outlet within my garage and then run and bury a direct current wire (like those used for garden lighting) from the transformers in the garage out to the track side Aristo TE receivers, or will this not work? Can I put the Aristo TE receivers in a water proof box trackside or do I need to hook them up every time? Or, can I keep the receivers in the garage as well and just run the wire from the receiver to the track (buried)? Please, someone suggest a brilliant solution for how I can get power down to my track without always haveing to carry out transformers, receivers, wires, extension cords, power strips, split jaws, hex driver, etc.
AND DON'T SAY ANY OF YOU RCRR GUYS TELL ME TO SWITCH TO BATTERY!!!! You know who you are. /DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/mls/emoticons/crazy.gif
Ed