Fastrack Conductivity Issues

@$#easternshoreRR1940 posted:

I'm in the process of pulling layout FasTrack and soldering leads on center rail and one outer rail because of dead and old voltage tract areas.  Question, has anyone used dielectric silicone compound on fastrack connections pins?

That stuff doesn't help conductivity.  It merely helps prevent corrosion which you are unlikely to have.

John

a dielectric (or dielectric medium) is an electrical insulator that can be polarised by an applied electric field. When a dielectric material is placed in an electric field, electric charges do not flow through the material as they do in an electrical conductor,

Start by doing this:

https://youtu.be/AH27b0hmkdI?feature=shared

@Jim Teeple posted:

a dielectric (or dielectric medium) is an electrical insulator that can be polarised by an applied electric field. When a dielectric material is placed in an electric field, electric charges do not flow through the material as they do in an electrical conductor,

It doesn't actually inhibit the flow.  I and many other automotive service DIY and professional service techs use it on electrical connectors under the hood and the vehicle all the time to inhibit corrosion.

But the bottom line for the OP is that for tracks it is unnecessary.

John

Thanks for your input.