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Re: Adding Lighting to a Caboose
« on: December 29, 2019, 09:40:01 pm »
The 482-3 Baseplate with Roller
http://www.ttender.com/weblistpictures/482-3.jpg available from The Train Tender
http://www.ttender.com/
can be added to one of the caboose trucks and the roller wired to the bulb contact of a socket and bulb assembly. The metal socket would need to be wired to the metal baseplate itself to provide a return path for the power to the outside rails via the axles and wheels.


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« Last Edit: December 29, 2019, 09:44:22 pm by TrainLarry »

 

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