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I have always been against using timber (lumber) sleeoers (ties) for a different reason to everyone else and i believe you will spend years regretting using wood and never know or understand where your ongoing problems come from. <br /> <br />My problem is to do with electrolysis, if the wood has even the smallest amount of moisture in it you will get a very small discharge through the the sleeper between your rails almosy unmeasurable up the being bearly measurable. This will initiate an electrolyic activity that will do nothing in the short term but plenty long term whenever the system is powered up. <br /> <br />What this will be I don't know but i'm sure it will be unpleasant and very hard to understand or to isolate. <br /> <br />It willbe worse if you reticulate your power using DC and even worse if you live anywher near the ocean as do I. <br /> <br /> <br />Rgds Ian <br /> <br />PS If it was me i wouldn't do it.
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