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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by johnrwaite thanks for all the great advice. the braided wirre, or jumper wires are in between the rail and plasticish stuff under the rail. of course he best case scenario is that the rails have to be PERFECTLY flush against eachother. in some situations though, they dont meet exactly flush. is this a huge concern? ill check the joiners, i noticed on couple of them, there is only on screw- man- im answering my own questions here. lots of work ahead of me! [/quote] OK John, I'm having a real hard time trying to picture this, exactly how is the braided wire connecting the two rail segments? Is the braided wire welded (soldiered) to each rail ? are there traditional rail joiners or clamps? if so are they the slip-on type or do they have a small set screw into the rail and a small slot to accept another screw at the ajoining rail? If there are rail joiners, then how can the rails be not be aligning flush when connected? We need to know a little more info to help. I think the problem might be this funky connection. [/quote] Maybe its some type of rope wire or cable that has been welded to each rail section, I've seen something like that on real railroads that serve to show when track is out. When the connection is broken the signal sent through the track is intrupted, this warns train crews and prevents would-be disasters.
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