How Do You Build A Model Railroad Control Circuit?
If you’re into building a model railroad, you’re looking forward to the day you can see your train running along the track. The first step toward that goal is purchasing all your railroad equipment. This includes figuring out your power source. Buying your transformer and setting it up to your track layout is the most technical aspect of all model railroad building. However, it can be just as much as the rest of it! Buy the power transformer that is appropriate for your particular type of model train. A variety of transformers are available at any hobby shop. Plug the transformer (which is usually about half the size of a cigar box) into a standard electrical wall outlet. The transformer will convert household current into lower voltage (usually 12 to 16 volts). The train requires this. Look at the transformer. On the transformer, there will be two screw connections that generally say “To Track.” Cut some lengths of low voltage wire to reach from the transformer to the track. Sets of t
