K LINE SNAP TRACK QUESTION

Install steel pins and/or add jumper wires across each joint. Lionel O pins will fit.

Dale H

You just have to line them up properly, making sure the rail overlays the plastic tie protruting. You also need to ensure the copper tabs under the rail are still there and not bent up. Also the plastic loops that snap in to lock, are they present?

I use this track and love it, but I also added the pins as Dale said and I use feeders at all switches and terminals to ensure minimal voltage drops along the layout. G

Thanks, folks. The plastic loops are broken on a lot of track. This is not meant to be a permanent set up either, just a loop to run the K Line Girls Set. I like the look of the track and it seems sturdy until you get to the business end of hooking it up. Would I be putting a metal pin in the center and outside rail of each piece of track if I was to go that route? You did say "O" not "O27" right?

Correct. O

I just saw your post while catching up on the Forum. I use the SuperSnap track and am very happy with it. Put O Gauge pins in all three rails except, obviously, where you want to create a block by putting a fibre pin in the center rail. Here is one tip to avoid chasing an electrical problem for hours like I did. In areas where you are creating a block or where a fibre pin is placed in a switch, or where there is a crossover and you want to keep the 2 loops isolated, it helps to break off the small metal connectors under the track because thay can create electrical continuity even when there is a fibre pin in place.

Ed