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Thanx everybody for the replies. [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Virginian You do know you don't need the hole to solder the wires to the rail, I hope.[/quote] Certainly. I just go crazy trying to hold the wire to the track any other way. [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by bukwrm Why not just clip the wire to the rail to hold it while you solder it in place? It works for me.[/quote] I guess you know something I don’t.... I can’t get my alligator clips to pinch the recessed part of the rails where I need to do the soldering. Does somebody make a special-shaped clip to do what you're talking about? [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by gsetter Not only does it cause unnecessary work, if any wire or solder is sticking out of the inside of the rail, it will hit the flanges of the equipment.[/quote] I check for that and cut/grind away the excess if necessary. [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by mondotrains In all my years as a model railroader, I've never heard anyone suggest drilling holes for attachment of the wires.[/quote] The gentleman who suggested this to me is one the of “respected old-timers” among modelers in my region, so my ‘common sense filter’ wasn’t turned on when he told me about it 3 years ago. Hmmm, come to think of it… he just hired somebody else to build a new layout for him…![swg] . . . So....…what I really need is a way to guarantee good electrical connections to each block of track, without having to solder the track at the joiners.
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