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Fastrack and Silver Conductive Grease

PUFFRBELLYPUFFRBELLYOGR Forum Member

Greetings All,

 Any thoughts on MG Chemicals Silver Conductive Grease.   The new layout currently under construction has approximately 16 feet of hidden 2 track mainline (tunnel).  There will be access in case of problems but I would like to keep this to a minimum.   I am considering using silver conductive grease at all rail joints (I'm using Fastrack) in hopes it will improve conductivity.   As an alternative, I could solder jumpers but I was hoping the conductive grease would be an easier solution.   What say the Peanut Gallery?

 Chief Bob (Retired)

PS  I changed the topic in hopes of generating responses.   It was hard for me to believe that only 1 member had any experience in this matter.

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RickORickOOGR Forum Member

Never used it, never needed to.

Bend the center pins inward a bit before assembly( https://youtu.be/AH27b0hmkdI) and you shouldn't have an issue. My 10'x16' layout just turned 12 years old. I've never had a conductivity issue of any kind.

FWIW, I  power from a 180w brick is fed to the layout by 14GA buss and 14GA feeders spaced at 10'intevals SOLDERED directly to the power supply tabs underneath the track.

The voltage reading at my track anywhere on the layout is the same coming out of my TPC unit.

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