All the wiring materials are included in the Sharples kit. That is a 2-cell AAA battery box, bit of wire, and a switch.
The modeller just has to poke the wires through the holes in the floor, solder one to the motor, the other to the switch, and join switch to motor with the spare length of wire. If you know which end of the iron gets hot, it's not too bad a job.
Hold on though, the switch is just on/off. What about reverse?
Basically, if you want to run in both directions, you are on your own. I'll admit, I looked through my collection of double-pole-double-trow switches, and couldn't find anything with a centre off. You can sort of slide these into a centre position, and the motor will stop, but finding that exact position is a faff, as I've found out in the past.
So, I need to source another switch one day, but for the moment, I'll live with just on and off. After all, the driver will be looking in one direction, and can't turn if we stick the loco in reverse (yes, I'm sure there is a clever way to do it, but not this time), so if I sort a switch, he'll be looking the wrong way!
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I've gone with a rather chunky rocker switch. It is bigger than I would like, but is intended for small fingers and has a really positive action
On my PS Model kits, I've used the switch as just an on/off but with a Loco Remote and a Lipo battery which gives me much more control over both speed and direction. On one kit I even moved the position of the switch to somewhere slightly less obtrusive so as not to spoil the look of the model.
I've not built this exact kit though so not sure what space is like for a different setup.
Mark - I think long term, this will be the way I go. For the minute, I just want to get it moving.
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