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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Rick Bradley</i> <br /><br />would this switch be alright with code 100? and what about painting the fibre board to keep it from warping? <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />So long as all the rail in a switch is the same code there is no problem. You can have a different code immediately next to the switch on any route or all routes so long as you either insert conversion lengths of track (Walthers et-al sell short converter lengths) OR pack up the shorter rail so that rail head is constant throughout. <br /> <br />A complication is that code 100 track may have thinner ties than code 83 track...so you have to do some practical checking <br /> <br />You DO NOT want to mix rail sizes on the same tie. <br /> <br />The two things you must have are correct gauge and constant rail head height. <br /> <br />As far as preserving fibre ties you might be better looking at a thinned varni***hat can soak into the fibre and harden. The problem with any fibre is usually delamination. The only cure for that is to reinforce the bond between the fibres before they seperate. A suitable varnish MIGHT do this. You would have to run tests... unless someone here knows the answer. <br /> <br />Hope this helps <br /> <br />[:p]
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