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Rewiring a Lionel 250 Watt ZW Transformer - Question

Morning All!

I am looking at an old Lionel 250 Watt ZW transformer that needs a little work.  While I am in there, I am looking at replacing the rollers, circuit breaker, whistle diode, AND THE WIRING.  My question is this:  Can I use the typical, coated, solid #12 AWG wiring to replace the old cloth-coated wiring in the transformer?  It (#12 AWG) may be overkill, but it is what I have, and if it will work, then I am OK using it provided it is safe and appropriate to use.  The current wiring is solid-core, cloth-coated wiring.

As an aside, can stranded be used in place of the solid core?  I have #14 AWG stranded on hand, as well.

Thanks for the advice/help,

Dennis

Last edited by dennish
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