Posted August 9 Hi all, Does anyone have experience/ knowledge of using another type of cabling for 12v layouts and accessories other than the official Lego stuff? I'm looking for a cheaper alternative for long stretches of cabling. Thank you very much! 😆 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 9 Hej again,   for the cabling I usually use some standard modelltrain equipment. For switch or signal application, a normal 2-wire cable is allready good enough. For high current use like powering long trains with many motors, I sometimes also use a loudspeaker-cable that is somewhat bigger in diameter. Both can be bought for low price online. In most cases you can also choose between different colours. For connection I use miniatur Banana-connectors, also from the modelltrain-shop. The standard diameter is 2,6mm. If they dont fit propper into the female Lego© connectors, you spread the male part a little with a tiny screwdriver. I just bought a pack of hundred for about 15 Euros.  Had never any problems with that wiring on exhibitions so far.  regards  BrickMusher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 9 @BrickMusher ah thanks! That's great news!! All those years I never had enough cabling and I had loads of speaker wire hanging around and now I have none! Lol. Thanks for this very useful information. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 10 Hello, I'm using "Ribbon cable 1.27mm" AWG 26 It's easy to separate and make multiple 2 wires cable. You can use with official LEGO connector For detail: https://www.distrelec.ch/en/ribbon-cable-27-mm-20x0-12-mm-3m-3801-20/p/15563657?no-cache=true    Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
