Learning To Install DCC Concepts Cobalt IP Digital Point Motors, Dropper Wires, & Power Bus | Ep. 6

Learning to Install DCC Concepts Cobalt IP Digital Point Motors, Dropper Wires & Power Bus | Ep. 6 🚂🔧 Welcome back! I’m The Novice Railway Modeller, and this is my fifth full update as I attempt to build my first-ever model railway—mistakes, challenges, and all! In this episode, I take on another learning curve: ✅ Installing five DCC Concepts Cobalt IP Digital Point Motors ✅ Wiring dropper wires to the track ✅ Adding two Power Buses It’s a journey full of problems, troubleshooting, and lessons learned. If you're an experienced modeller, I’d love your tips and advice—drop a comment below! 💬 Got any tips on wiring, soldering, or trackwork? Let me know in the comments! 📌 Subscribe for more model railway learnings, mistakes, and behind-the-scenes progress as I build Sandale Model Railway → UCz2DBpD8BhCxTiYbQKEe6SA 00:00 Introduction 00:12 Preamble 01:28 Another Broken Frog Wire 05:49 Preparing the First Point Motor for Installation 09:30 Installing the First Point Motor 14:24 Spring has Arrived 19:30 I need to rip up a point motor and turn it around 21:48 Finding a Dead Point Motor! 23:11 Introducing 2x Power Bus 24:56 A discussion about the right DCC controller for me 28:44 Introducing Terminal Block Connectors 31:29 Test Run of the Class 08 Shunter across the point network 37:09 Wrapping up this update Check out my play list of Building the layout infrastructure https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9CR__Dcf2gDfxsuf6SlbKa-jYpoHTEeU&si=Mrz03Gi7cxrrX-f2 Once viewed please catch up with my other video updates https://youtu.be/i4PNMuAwZrA?si=PwKopVyMw-r0dHrW https://youtu.be/_tLrPmcuE7M?si=EkTlEMc_P52mrvmN https://youtu.be/IEBgq09TPgc?si=xDr-BDHmjgvJTkZ3 https://youtu.be/vcBJ4FBxDPs?si=JisFXlJxIuAILhxu 📲 Follow my daily updates on: 🔹 TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@novice_railway_modeller?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc 🔹 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/sandale.railway #ModelRailway #RailwayModelling #ModelTrains #DCCConcepts #CobaltIP #ModelRailroad #Trackwork #DCC #TrainLayout