Dollhouse Wiring

How Many Lights? One Zone "Net" Style Wiring Cut an E-Slot Pocket Re-direct Wiring the Jack With Testing Fixtures E215 Striplight Backer E239 Striplight Connector House Wiring Diagrams: Prudence's NC1759 JM401 JM907 JM1065 JM1895 JM1600 Series JM4600 DH77K Queen Anne Newport Foxhall	*Dollhouse Wiring Home*

		Tapewire vs Roundwire: What's the difference?
				Tapewire Instruction (for Kit #7999)
				Tapewire is the first choice for dollhouse wiring. Tapewire is most easily installed as a house is being constructed or as it is being completed but not yet finished on the inside. It is versatile in that it sets the stage for a lifetime of adding to, and re-decorating a dollhouse... if you've put tapewire in all the places that may ask for a fixture in the fullness of time, then adding a fixture later is a snap (which means you don't have to buy all the fixtures ahead of time). Tapewire is easy and quick, and is easy to finish over.


				Roundwire is the easiest and least expensive wiring to install for a few fixtures that you already have and if you know exactly where they will go. For that reason, it is most often used in small vignettes and room boxes. Roundwire is also the first choice for retro-fitting a dollhouse that has been finished on the inside but not wired with tapewire. A builder who is using roundwire will often make false walls or ceilings and will finish the interior, then wire through the false wall, and finally will attach the false wall with stripwood or double-sided tape so it can be removed for service. This can be done with flooring too, holding it in place with baseboard for builders who prefer to wire above a ceiling. Roundwire is often routed along the back edges of walls and floors in grooves cut with a Dremel and hidden by stripwood, baseboard or crown.
				Another alternative to that is - Cocktail Straw Conduit - Finishing over Conduit - Install Fixtures	Roundwire Busses and Switches

Troubleshooting Home Troubleshooting Flow Chart		Wiring Websites
			RealGoodToys.Help: Many of the houses have house-specific wiring pages
			Dollhouse Workshop Wiring Page
				The original Dollhouse Wiring page with many useful demos, and links to pages that explain the basics of - Power, - Transformers, and - How many lights can I run? See also "Painting over Tapewire" for a head-to-head comparison of Spackle and Liner Paper for covering tapewire when painting.
Repair an ET250 Wired Turntable Junction Splice Replacement with an E248 Jack
Make an LED Testprobe			The Imagination House Wiring Page
				Very thorough and well organized with slideshows that cover all aspects of simple wiring in a dollhouse. Scroll down to find: -Finishing over Tapewire -Electrified Turntable and -Install an Outlet. This site was put together for one particular dollhouse so not all of the information may be applicable to your house, but it is a cache of good techniques.




			Customizing a Dollhouse (Victoria's Farmhouse Blog)