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12 volt track
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 19 Sep 2001 02:29:56 GMT
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I recently bought a lot of 12 volt track on ebay. One of the straight
conductors has a black arrow on it. The rail that it points to has an
electrical gap in it. What is this piece used for?
While I'm here, what is the best way to clean the track? I figure the
plastic will withstand warm water and mild detergent. How do I clean the
metal conductors? The instructions state to use methylated spirits. What is
that? It sounds flammable.
> > Mark <<
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| (...) Thats from the signal 7860: (URL)While I'm here, what is the best way to clean the track? I figure the (...) It's a kind of alcohol (do not drink it, you would get blind). You can buy it (at lest here in Germany) in any supermarket. My mum (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| Mark Williams wrote in message ... (...) Methylated spirits = Brit speak for NA methyl alcohol, methanol. Rubbing alcohol would probably work fine too. Won't melt the plastic ties unless you leave them soaking in it for a long time. Kevin ---...--- (...) (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: 12 volt track
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| (...) Back when I was running 12v track, I found a few tricks to keep the trains running reliably. Clean track is a much bigger issue in 12v than in 9v, due to the sliding (rather than rolling) contacts. The two big problems were that (1) dust (...) (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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