Joe,
Now that is a proper piece of engineering join, no doubt about it!
PCRR/Dave
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Joe,
Now that is a proper piece of engineering join, no doubt about it!
PCRR/Dave
Dave:
Yep - users that I have talked to seem to like them a lot.
Joe
So Joe, Which railclamp would you be using? I like the idea of not dealing with soldering/drilling through Atlas O Solid NS Rail. It's a real PITA!
Also does it matter[ brass, SS, Aluminum] material to use in the clamp? Will not the different metals react with each other in the long term?
So Joe, Which railclamp would you be using? I like the idea of not dealing with soldering/drilling through Atlas O Solid NS Rail. It's a real PITA!
I have purchased two types:
I am trying the power supply connector (standard) in SS for the middle rails. I think this will work better than soldering wire to terminal joiners and hopefully as good as soldering wire directly to rails. I will rely on the joiners for ground since I tend to connect to both outside rails anyway.
I am going to try the split jaw insulating clamps for my non derail track. I am keeping my fingers crossed they will fit w/o having to cut into the Ross tie bar. I am going to use them on the one end of the rail where Ross connects to Atlas O. I will rely on the Ross plastic pin on the turnout side. I am also going to try them on isolated sections of track where I want to turn middle rail power on and off.
Pictures of both are below. Both will be Code: 250 - 5.0mm
The web site is http://www.railclamp.com/
Also does it matter[ brass, SS, Aluminum] material to use in the clamp? Will not the different metals react with each other in the long term?
WRT SS versus Al versus brass I doubt material incompatibility will be an issue. With that said I know from my microelectronic days Aluminum is the best conductor followed by brass (1/2 as good) followed by SS (not so good). I think for model RR's the SS will be fine but next time I will probably go for the brass or aluminum.
Just got this from an O scale customer who tried the split jaw connectors. I have some on order so will post an opinion once I play with them. The other customer who liked them is G scale.
I don’t like them and I’m sending them back.
After all that work, it’s a neat little connection but I think soldering would have been a lot easier
Just got a photo - looks like a tight fit.........
I just received my clamps. I noticed the following (by the way the rep from split jaw is a real nice man to do business with).
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