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A great way of solder wire to the rail.
A great way of solder wire to the rail.
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electrolove
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February 2005
From: Sweden
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A great way of solder wire to the rail.
Posted by
electrolove
on Saturday, October 22, 2005 8:54 AM
I always solder to the bottom of the rails like this:
It works great. But remember to just hold the wire when you bend it 45 degrees or the ties may come off. How do I know? [:D] The best you can do is to bend the wire before you solder it to the rail. First I add solder to the wire, then the rail. And then I just hold the wire against the rail and let the heat melt the solder until it comes together. It's strong and easy to cover with ballast.
Rio Grande Zephyr 5771 from Denver, Colorado to Salt Lake City, Utah "Thru the Rockies"
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jimrice4449
Member since
April 2004
From: North Idaho
1,311 posts
Posted by
jimrice4449
on Saturday, October 22, 2005 11:06 AM
Looks good but I like my way better...solder feeder to rail joiner and rail joiner to both rails, g iving you a 6 foot section electrically. Do this at every other rail joiner and you have electrically bullet proof track
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TomDiehl
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February 2001
From: Poconos, PA
3,948 posts
Posted by
TomDiehl
on Saturday, October 22, 2005 11:14 AM
That works OK if you put in the feeders while you're laying the track. I usually put them in after the track is down, the way the club wants to do it. I drill a hole for the drop between the tie ends, strip the end of the wire, bend it 90 degrees to be parallel with the rail, then another bend in it to press it against the web of the rail. I solder it here and they're darned near impossible to find after ballasting (I know, I've tried).
Smile, it makes people wonder what you're up to. Chief of Sanitation; Clowntown
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