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Hey Dale. Here is one I had lying around for the last 20 years in my scrap box. I soldered "telephone wire" to the connector. I think the wire GA is either 22, 24 or 26. Just not sure. I am embarrassed with my soldering skills from years ago. 

You only need two connections to operate the motor. All the other ones are for controlling track power, signals, etc. It is all explained in the directions. Use the template provided to cut a hole for the drawbar wire. For me, I bought a heavier gauge wire to throw the points than the one supplied with the Tortoise. That works well for the smaller gauges but for O Gauge, I like the heaver wire. I purchased the wire at a local hobby shop that has RC airplanes. You may be able to see the wire on the pics.

Regardless, you made the right choice. Figure out how to make them work. It is not too hard. I really wish I would have made the decision to use Tortoise motors to control my ROSS turnouts instead of the DZ2500. Using the DZ product was a bad choice for me but now with 30 switches, it is too late to change.

Hope that helps.

Donald

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