Anyone know of a substitue for solder? I have a wire that came loose from a terminal that would require some deconstruction for me to re solder it, really would like to avoid that!
If you can reach it with the tip of the iron, reheating it to get the solder to flow again is your best bet, Maybe swab a little rosin flux on things before heating to help. There are really no reliable substitutes, as solder provides both electrical and physical connectivity.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Maybe a spring clamp, like an alligator:
I'm talking about without-the-usual-wire.
Ed
I am curious as to where this broken connection could be, since you seem to have room for a substitute (and the room to attach it) but don't have room for the tip of a pencil type soldering iron?
Amazon sells conductive adhesives.
There are, of course, crimp on connectors. Your problem is difficult for us to visualize without a picture of the connection that is broken.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
What is this "terminal" connected to? Track? Turnout? Structure?
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Hello all,
MisterBeasleyWhat is this "terminal" connected to? Track? Turnout? Structure?
Very appropriate question(s).
If you can reach the break try twisting the pairs of wires and apply Liquid Electrical Tape.
This would apply for spliced wires and would not work on feeders soldered to the track and/or turnouts.
Hope this helps.
"Uhh...I didn’t know it was 'impossible' I just made it work...sorry"
I'll take a stab at what the situation might be.
If the wire came loose from a terminal, I'm guessing that it's not on the layout, but perhaps beneath the layout or on a control panel. Is "came loose" perhaps another way of saying that the end broke off the wire? And the problem is that there's not enough wire available to re-strip the end so that it can be re-attached to the terminal?
If that's the case, (c'mon, folks, there's at least a chance that that's what happened ) can you pull the wire back to where you have room to work on it?If so, pull it back and use a Marr connector to add a suitable length of similar-gauge wire to the end of the existing one, then feed it back to where the terminal is located.If this isn't the situation, how about a photo or a more detailed description of the area. There are lots of folks here ready to help, but we need more information.
Wayne
doctorwayne how about a photo or a more detailed description of the area. There are lots of folks here ready to help, but we need more information. Wayne
how about a photo or a more detailed description of the area. There are lots of folks here ready to help, but we need more information.
Rich
Alton Junction