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brianel, Agent 027
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QUOTE: Originally posted by brianel027 Celeste, the insulated track as it comes from Lionel or K-Line has a plastic pin on each end of the insulated rail. To make the "circuit" longer, you'll need to replace the plastic pin with a metal one connecting each section of the insulated track, thus creating a longer insulated rail. So in other words, you'll have a plastic pin on one end of the 4 sections of insulated track, then a metal pin connecting the next 3 sections of the insulated tracks, with a plastic pin at the very end of the 4th piece of track. Thus creating a longer section of isolated rail to activate your crossing gate. Eventually you may want to try one of the infared accessory activation devices. I have the MTH one that looks like a silver box and it works pretty good. Although nothing is perfect... with the insulated rails, the wheels on your cars need to be periodically cleaned for reliable operation. With the infared devices, room light, types of cars as well as color of the cars can affect operation. In the old days, Marx made a snap on rail that went right on top of a normal piece of track and that would operate accessories like an insulated rail. I've made my own version of this using a aluminum cake tin: cutting a long thin strip and using 3M carpet tape to not only adhere it to the track, but also as the insulator. Hope this helps and have fun with the trains over the holiday. brianel
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