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Offline ziggypig321  
#1 Posted : 14 January 2012 22:01:29(UTC)
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WOW! I bought two left/right pair of turnouts off of Pete's used marklin (ebay store) and they just arrived the other nite....

Basically, before I just had a modest oval of marklin M track, now I have my first "real" marklin layout....complete horse-shoe style
with a reverse loop at each end!! No special wirings for the reverse thanks to 3 rails!!! and...my M track is old, used, but its amazing how well it picks up power for the train! i only use 1 feeder pair still (i would use more but dont know how to hook them without solder..?) and the train runs great!

i will take a pic of my layout and upload it...the M track is outstanding quality and a great value...i buy it in lots off ebay and very impressed with it....i only have one issue with marklin about it....they NEVER TOLD ME HOW COOL IT WAS when I was a kid!!!

cheers!

tom m.
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Offline Webmaster  
#2 Posted : 14 January 2012 22:15:23(UTC)
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Tom, this is great. Just a pair of turnouts makes it a completely different scenario.
Another pair of turnouts will give you a passing track on the straight too... A beginning of a kinda station platform area...

Your childhood problem still exists - nobody tells the kids how cool it really is... Smile
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Offline Harvey  
#3 Posted : 16 January 2012 05:18:23(UTC)
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Tom,

Soldering should not be difficult. Make sure you use solder for electrical connections. Liquid flux is also needed. It's easy to experiment and redo. Do follow the suggested wiring instructions - red for center rail (current) and brown (ground) for outer rail.

Harvey
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Offline Yumgui  
#4 Posted : 16 January 2012 08:19:12(UTC)
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ziggy,

If you don't have one already, this basic manual may come in handy : Märklin Connecting Electric Railways_De-En.pdf

Valid for both K and M track ... ^^

Enjoy !

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Offline BrandonVA  
#5 Posted : 16 January 2012 16:01:11(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Harvey Go to Quoted Post
Tom,

Soldering should not be difficult. Make sure you use solder for electrical connections. Liquid flux is also needed. It's easy to experiment and redo. Do follow the suggested wiring instructions - red for center rail (current) and brown (ground) for outer rail.

Harvey


My experience here is to not use a really cheap soldering gun (like $10 USD). Cheap ones seem to heat irregularly and be hard to control. Fine tip is nice for working on tight Marklin jobs too...
My (new) layout progress - BrandonBahn III
My previous layout - Brandonbahn II (click here)
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Offline mike c  
#6 Posted : 16 January 2012 17:30:03(UTC)
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Not quite sure what you want to solder. The connection tracks are still available on eBay and maybe still from some dealers. If you want to split your layout into zones with more than one transformer, all you have to do is insulate the center rail tongue of the sections where the layout is divided between transformers. Modern heat shrink tape can be applied to the tongue which will act as insulation for semi-permanent use.
The power sections for M Track can be found as 5111 or 5131 with interference resistor. They also have 5103 (5100 with contacts) if you require curves.

Regards

Mike C
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Offline BrandonVA  
#7 Posted : 16 January 2012 17:49:01(UTC)
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I think he's talking about making more feeder tracks? I am not sure about M, I am sure the feeders are readily available on Ebay. With new K track it's 1/4 the cost to make them yourself. Of course K dosn't have any M made feeders other than the 180mm straight style... Maybe M feeders don't cost as much as they are secondhand.
My (new) layout progress - BrandonBahn III
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Offline Yumgui  
#8 Posted : 16 January 2012 20:03:30(UTC)
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Yep,

Not sure about the need to make your own contact tracks with solder (though it's not that hard with rosen core ... etc) as M-track feeder tracks both straight and curved are quite cheap on eBay these days.

As I understood the problematic here is how to get a 2 rail guy hooked even deeper on the joys of 3 rail ... Flapper

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