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Re: 12 volt track
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 19 Sep 2001 09:20:45 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mark Williams writes:
> 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?
Thats from the signal 7860:
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/7860
> 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.
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 uses it still to clean
the windows. And I myself use it during the winter months as protection against
icing in my cars water tank (the water for the windscreen wiper).
Leg Godt,
Ben
my Homepage (with lots of 12V):
http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~rbeneke/lego/ben_abs.html
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