| Dollhouses are not just for children anymore. | | | | serves to drain electric charge). Electricity is |
| Adults who enjoy miniatures canalso find a great | | | | brought from the coppertape into the house by |
| deal of enjoyment by crafting and arranging | | | | drilling a tiny hole and running a wire through to |
| dollhousecomponents. While children typically use | | | | theappliance on the inside of the house. Copper |
| dollhouses for play, adults often viewtheir | | | | tape is easily broken, however,and can also |
| miniatures as works of art, and they constantly | | | | corrode, so many miniatures enthusiasts often |
| strive to create the mostrealistic miniatures | | | | choose anothermethod. One method that is |
| possible. One way to create an impressive air of | | | | commonly chosen is the twin wire method, which |
| realityis to wire the dollhouse for lighting. Since | | | | is amethod that uses tiny wires and socket |
| dollhouses are scaled down versions of the real | | | | boards to connect all of the components. |
| thing, the electricalcurrents used in dollhouse | | | | Socket boards can easily be concealed behind the |
| lighting are much lower (and hence safer) than | | | | dollhouse and access to thewiring can be achieved |
| whatis encountered when wiring a real house. | | | | through small drill holes. |
| Nevertheless, the job of wiring adollhouse for | | | | Regardless of which method of dollhouse wiring is |
| electricity is not one that should be undertaken | | | | chosen, any configuration isgoing to require the |
| lightly. | | | | use of a transformer. Since the high voltage |
| Dollhouse lighting requires strict attention to detail | | | | electricitythat comes from household plugs will |
| and the ability to workwith small components | | | | likely fry any dollhouse lighting, it isimportant to |
| without getting frustrated. Of course, most adults | | | | utilize a transformer to step down the voltage. |
| whoenjoy working with miniatures already | | | | Most electricaldollhouse components require |
| possess those traits, so they should bewell suited | | | | twelve volts. |
| to the task. | | | | Doll house wiring really is quite simple and can be |
| There are many different ways to wire a | | | | the difference between an average miniature |
| dollhouse. One of the most popularmethods is the | | | | house and a spectacular one. There areseveral |
| copper tape method. This involves running two | | | | different wiring methods, each of which has its |
| pieces of coppertape around a part of the | | | | benefits as well as itsdetractions. Perhaps the |
| dollhouse that is not readily visible (the back | | | | most important thing to remember when wiring |
| forfront opening dollhouses, etc.). The tape pieces | | | | dollhouselighting is to use a transformer to step |
| must form a complete loop. | | | | down the high voltage electricity fromthe wall |
| One loop will be used for the hot wire (the wire | | | | circuit into something that is useable by the |
| that produces the current)while the other loop will | | | | dollhouse accessories. |
| be used for the ground (the repository that | | | | |