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Re: Last Tidbit from NMRA Show-- Unique track lead connection
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Wed, 20 Jul 2005 13:13:04 GMT
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"John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:IJwvuG.1tow@lugnet.com...
> I almost forgot to share this:
>
> Because we add to our tracks for greater realism, we don't have much if
> any room
> for track lead connections. And let's face it-- the leads are quite a
> bulky and
> unsightly solution for getting power to the rails. This isn't a problem
> if we
> have a tunnel where they can be hidden, but we didn't have one planned at
> the
> Cincy show, so Ross got to work and came up with this idea:
>
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=7051
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/J-2/8wide/RossFolder/thumb/0072.jpg_thumb.jpg>>
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> He cut a LEGO wire and soldered the cut ends to the rails. Then he
> imbeded the
> 2x2 connector in a section of track, and also imbeded a connection wire
> into the
> track bed. That wire leads to the
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/J-2/TCLTC/Buildings/00000052.jpg
> transformer
> module> (All of those transformers are mounted and a part of that 15" x
> 30"
> module).
>
> The tracks snap down on the track bed precisely where they need to be and
> we lay
> the rest of the track from those. It is a nifty little solution, which
> would
> have brought a tear to Rob H's eye, not to mention a purist's as well;-)
>
> [JOHN]
*single tear*
Mmmm, mods....... Great stuff Ross. You out do your old man like he'll
never imagine...
Rob
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| I almost forgot to share this: Because we add to our tracks for greater realism, we don't have much if any room for track lead connections. And let's face it-- the leads are quite a bulky and unsightly solution for getting power to the rails. This (...) (19 years ago, 20-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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