Just getting back into setting up my old Lionel Train. It has been many years. After our move I finally have space to set it up. I have been watching the videos for wiring the layout. I see that Lionel talks about using 16 gauge braided wire for the bus line for both hot and ground to the track. I plan to use the Lionel power wire 6-12053 as the feeder to the track. In looking at the literature I cannot find what gauge that power wire is. Someone told me it may be 22 to 24 gauge. Is there any problem in attaching a 22 to 24 gauge power wire to the 16 gauge bus? Also since I will have some 16 gauge wire left over from the bus I was planning on using that 16 gauge wire as a bus for my accessories. Lionel also talks about using telephone wire for the switches in that they use very little amps. Again is there any problem to using the phone wire red hot wire to the 16 gauge accessory bus?
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