Hello,
I am looking for a different way of lighting Dept 56 buildings on my Xmas layout. I find dealing with the stock lighting very cumbersome. Last year I made a 20 light cord using standard 18 AWG zip cord and replacement C7 sockets. It helped but I didnât find it much better than the individual cords from D56.
So Iâve been thinking about making a bus from 20 AWG with some sort of mini female connector about every 12â. The building light would be made using 18â, 22 AWG jumpers with the matching mini male connector. I wouldnât be using all the connectors on the bus, but having many locations would give me versatility in building placement. Also the smaller gauge wires would be less bulky to run under the âsnowâ.
However, I donât know if any of this is reasonable using standard C7 bulbs on 120V or what I could use for mini connectorsâŚ
I would really like to know what you think of this or if you have any other ideas for lighting D56 buildings.
Thanks,
Tom Stoltz
in Maine