good afternoon, folks, i`m restoring a Lionel Trains 115 City Station, cleaned it and repainted it, my question is what gauge wire should i use to rewire it as it didn`t have wire`s in it when i bought it, any and all help is greatly appreciated, thanks in advance, Phil Buellman12@gmail.com
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Maximum current for #20 copper is 11 amps. If you are going to use wire it to control a loco like it was designed, that would be enough, but to just light the lamp, much smaller will work. I'd get what you can find locally. in the 22 to 18 range, stranded.
Thanks Callnnc,i do want it to stop a train for a short time as i`m running 2 trains on the same track Thanks again, Phil
Virtually every Lionel and MTH locomotive uses #22 wire for power and motors, so I can't see needing anything heavier than that.
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