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Track Wiring
Posted by ffoettinger on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:42 PM
Should one use solid or braided copper wire for outdoor track wiring?  I am using a Bridgewerks 10 amp power supply for track power. 
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Posted by dwbeckett on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:18 PM

You can mix and match if want, both will corrode if you don't soulder the joint's or use wire nut's.

Dave

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Posted by LGBtrains1963 on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:31 PM
This is what I was told, It was better to use braided wire than solid, The reason is if you break the solid wire then you lose power, If you break a few braided wire you still have many more wires to send the power to the track, also the braided wire will flex better than the solid and this will make it easy to work with. But both are good!

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