Best way to attach power feeders to GarGraves track.

[Hudson322]

Making a S-Gauge layout and using GarGraves Stainless Steel track.  What is the best way to attach power feeders to the track? 

[phillyreading]

Use the Gargraves power clips that attach under the track. Stainless steel may not take to soldering of a wire to it.

Lee F.

[sir james I]

You can also use flat spades sold at most stores. Solder is very difficult with stainless

[phillyreading]

You may want to use off-set spades, as straight spades may require you to drill an oversized hole in the layout board. What I mean is that you will have to drill a hole as large as the spade lug is when using a straight spade, instead of just for the wire. Ran into this problem with Gargraves O gauge track, so that is why I use Gargraves power clips. The Gargraves clips are more expensive but look better if you paint them to hide them from plain sight.

Lee F.

[Hudson322]

Thanks for the advice. Been using AF track and power clips with the GarGraves track.  But having problems with them working loose or the cars nipping part of the clip.

[phillyreading]

The old style A.F. power clips(even Lionel universal power clips) have a tab that is too long and gets caught by the wheels of the cars. You can carefully bend it under a little by using two pairs of pliers, one to hold the longer piece and the other to bend the end down.

Lee F.

[Hudson322]

I tried that, and I guess I bent it too much as I caused a arc-gap and overheated the clip.