mike g. posted:MaxSouthOz posted:mike g. posted:Big_Boy_4005 posted:I have been sick as a dog since my last post here eleven days ago. Today I was finally feeling good enough to go downstairs. When last I was down there, I had just popped the circuit breaker for the track power, after doing some high voltage rewiring. My solution to the problem was to add a second neutral wire in a piece of conduit about 25' long. I knew this was going to be a difficult task with three wires already in the pipe.
After two hours messing with this thing, I ran out of both strength and patience, and had to hang it up. I think I got it really close, like within 2', but I also got it really stuck. I guess tomorrow I'll have to pull it back, and take another run at it.
Can't run trains until this gets done.
Elliot, Try taking a cotton ball and tie a string to it, then use your vacuum to suck the ball threw the conduit. Tie the string on the ground wire and pull it threw!
That is inspired, Mike.
I've got to run some new cable up the cavity wall for my new range hood. Hmm.
Hi Max, works great for me! I was able to get the string threw 120' of conduit and then pull the wire!
Mike's technique will work fine with an empty conduit, can't do it in one with wire already in it. This works best in PVC too.
Max- if you have to get a wire up a stud wall, you are going to need a snake- 1/8" steel or fiberglass and drop it down from the top (or up from below if you have a basement)
