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Track Conductivity
Richard is having a problem with track conductivity and wants to hear suggestions from others in the hobby. To have your say you can simply click on the green Comments & Feedback link below Richard’s posting. You then register if you haven’t already done so (it takes only 2 minutes) and then you can participate in future discussions on this site. Here is Richard’s model train question for you:
“I have a very basic problem with engines running smoothly, or at all, on the track. I am running mainly Hornby engines on a mix of Hornby and Peco track. I clean the track with a track cleaning block, and also the loco wheels as well as possible, but still very poor results. A new loco will run better for a short while. Any suggestions about how I can overcome this will be much appreciated.”
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Hi Richard, There are many new and old comments on this and I am sure you will find more details on this there but based on your question have you soldered all rail joints and power supply connections to your track? That seems to be the only thing left that you did not mention in your comments. I hope this does not sound stupid but are you running on DC and NOT AC from your power source? If you are using ac you probably burned out the motors in the loco’s. I dont know if you are new or old to this hobby that is why I asked. I hope this helped you. Tony P