Dollhouse Wiring - a Quickstart Guide By Real Good Toys Begin with Confidence!

Dollhouse Wiring - a Quickstart Guide By Real Good Toys Begin with Confidence! • 12 volt wiring systems are safe to work on and to use • CirKit electrical components are excellent quality • Dollhouse wiring skills are easy to learn. • dhbuilder.com has photos and support for your wiring project. Supplies: House Wiring Set contains all the supplies you need for the basic wiring of a house. Choose the right size for your house with capacity for future expansion EL-66 electrification tool is a superior tool for mak- ing electrical connections Other Supplies: CK-1003 Wall outlet a tiny outlet for table and wall lamps (the Deluxe Wiring Set includes 8 of these) CK-1023-2 Large Hollow Eyelets to make a recepticle for large-sized plugs that come pre-wired on most lamps CK-1023-6 Spring loaded Eyelets for ceiling and sconce fixtures (included in many CirKit fixtures) Extra Tapewire and CK-1023-4 Small Eyelets to extend a wiring system (check transformer capacity) Fixtures: There are a great many lighting compo- nents available for your house. RGT recommends fixtures that are removable for bulb replacement and that have replaceable bulbs. As you shop for fixtures, make sure you know how they attach to your house wiring and what bulb they use - look for that informa- tion before you buy so you have the adapter that works and replacement bulbs that fit. This is a typical tapewire layout for a 32” house. It uses about 42 feet of tapewire and might become the home for 80 miniature bulbs (many fixtures have multiple bulbs). This house would use the Deluxe Wiring Set A larger house can start with the Deluxe Wiring Set, and would use an additional 15’ roll of tapewire and CK1023-1 pack of Eyelets This 32” house would use the Deluxe Wiring Set Base run Ceiling run Sconce run Outlet Switch Coach Lamp Sconce Vertical connection using electrification slots Ceiling light Junction Splice Full-length ceiling run in a colonial house Alternate vertical connection using the stairwell This is a typical tapewire layout for a 24” house. It uses about 25 feet of tapewire and might become the home for 50 miniature bulbs (many fixtures have multiple bulbs). This house would use the Large House Wiring Set Junction Splice Switch Sconce Ceiling light Base run Ceiling run Sconce run Outlet Coach Lamp This 24” house would use the Large Wiring Set Real Good Toys 10 Quarry St Barre, VT 05641 802-479-2217 www.realgoodtoys.com The first obstacle will be the front door. Rather than cutting the tape, fold the corners for a continuous run. Folded corner: About 3/4” before the door, make a turn up- ward. To do this, fold the tape, sticky side out, 90° in the op- posite direction from where you want to go - in this case, the first fold is down. Push on the tape with your finger to make a 45°crease and then fold the tape onto itself in the direction that you want to go - up the side of the door. (See figure A) When you hit 3/4’ over the top of the door, once again fold the tape, sticky side out, in the opposite direction from where you want to go. Press the tape to form a crease and then fold the tape onto itself making a right angle above the door. You will do this 2 more times for the tapewire around the front door; then continue running the tape along the pencil mark on the other side of the door. When you reach the end of the first floor, cut the tapewire. Install the junction splice by pushing the 2 prongs into the 2 separate tapewire colors at the point on the 1st floor where the tapewire wraps around the outside of the house. You can use the eyelet insertion tool to help you make the holes for the junction prongs. Be sure that the junction is VERY tight to the house as 99% of the time when your dollhouse does not light, it is because the junction is not tight enough. Install the supplied screw to hold the Junction Splice tight to the tapewire. Transformer Lead-in Wire Junction Splice A To begin the electrification process, remove any staircases and interior doors from your dollhouse and be sure all interior walls are securely installed (except “bathroom dividers” or other cross-dividers that hide the space behind them, and attic partitions if you will do a full-length ceiling run like in the diagram on page 1). Now draw a pencil line along each and every wall of your dollhouse 3/4 from the floor. This will be the tapewire guide and insure a straight tape run. It also allows for 1/2” baseboard on the wall beneath the tapewire without having to notch the baseboard for outlets. Once pencil lines are drawn, begin to lay the tapewire. Choose a starting point on either end of the house. Start by wrapping 3” of tapewire on the outside of the house, and then proceed to run the tapewire just above the pencil line. It does not matter which color is on the bottom or top. Follow the pencil line us- ing the doorways to move from room to room. Dollhouse Wiring Quickstart Guide Page 2 PRECAUTIONS 1. The Cir-Kit tape wire system is to be used for “low volt- age” application with bulbs that are 12 or 16 volts only. 2. Miniature lights are FRAGILE... be careful. 3. Always disconnect the transformer when changing the electrical system in any way or moving the house. 4. Test all lamps prior to installing them into the system. 5. When trimming wallpaper or moldings, take care not to cut the tapewire. A piece of 3/4” stripwood is handy for drawing the tapewire guide Wrap the Baserun to the outside of the house On clapboard surfaces use a pine mounting block at least 3/4 x 11/4” (one is included in the EL-66 set) First Fold Adhesive side is up Second Fold Tape run direction Now is a perfect time to test the tape wire on each floor. Use your tester at the beginning and end of each tape run. Make sure that your tester lights up. If nothing lights up, check your transformer, lead in wire switch, and Junction Splice. If you do have power before a connection but do not after the connection, add a brad or eyelet to each color foil at The Ceiling Run: Begin at the base run of the desired room and run up the wall and across the ceiling. Attach this new run to the baserun with 2 eyelets. An adapter will be used to attach the ceiling light to the tapewire at a later time. Lightly spackle and paint or cover with a ceiling paper. The Sconce Run: Draw a sconce-run guideline 51/2 high. Add a horizontal run above the guideline and connect it to the baserun with a vertical piece of tapewire. Use the eyelets to connect all new runs of tape. Sconce adapters will be used to make the final installation of the sconce after wallpapering. Connect the lead-in wire to your transformer and plug the other end into the junction splice. Now is the time to use your tester and test the area near the junction splice and at the end of 1st floor. Remove the cap and insert the prongs into the tapewire next to the junction splice (See figure B). If the light in the tester lights up, all is fine. If nothing lights up, check your house outlet and be certain that your lead in wire switch is turned on, then check the junction splice again. B EL-66 making an eyelet connection between taperuns... blue foil to blue foil, and copper foil to copper foil Proceed to the 2nd floor and begin your run on one end of the house. No need to wrap the tape onto the outside of your house on the 2nd or 3rd floor. When you reach the end of the last wall on the 2nd floor, cut the tapewire. Continue the process on the 3rd floor as well. When all 3 floors are independently wired, run a vertical length of tapewire up through the electrification slots (if avail- able - see the illustrations on page 1) or the stair hole, begin- ning on the 1st floor and ending just above the tapewire on the 3rd floor. Use the eyelet insertion tool loaded with an eyelet to connect the tapewires where they overlap. There will be 2 eyelets per connection. Be sure to connect blue to blue and copper to copper at all times (See figure C). If the wall is too hard, make a starter hole with just the insertion tool and push in the eyelet in a separate step. blue foil copper foil blue foil copper foil Eyelet Dollhouse Wiring Quickstart Guide Page 3 Coach Lights: Drill a 1/16“ hole on either side of your front door at the exact location you wish your coach light to uploads/Religion/ quickstart-guide.pdf

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