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ciderglider		#1 Posted : 11 March 2014 14:46:33(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 09/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 53 Location: Leicestershire		I've bought a few 8590 connector tracks off ebay, and one has come with wires soldered to it, but the others are unwired. Are they supplied unwired from the factory? The 8590 tracks seem to have spring connectors to accept wires. Do these make a reliable connection? Or should I attempt to solder the wires on? Soldering wires to the 8590 looks a bit tricky, and I have visions of the plastic part of the track melting as I heat up the metal. So, advice gratefully received.

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kbvrod		#2 Posted : 11 March 2014 16:33:09(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,597 Location: Beverly, MA		Originally Posted by: ciderglider I've bought a few 8590 connector tracks off ebay, and one has come with wires soldered to it, but the others are unwired. Are they supplied unwired from the factory? The 8590 tracks seem to have spring connectors to accept wires. Do these make a reliable connection? Or should I attempt to solder the wires on? Soldering wires to the 8590 looks a bit tricky, and I have visions of the plastic part of the track melting as I heat up the metal.So, advice gratefully received. Hello ciderglider! I think that the former owner did the soldering.The 8590 has two 'clips', you strip the wire,twist it tight,push down the top of the clip and insert it into the hole.Gently tug on the wire to see if holds securely.As long as the track and the transformer are secure you should be good to go! Dr Dirt

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ciderglider		#3 Posted : 11 March 2014 20:57:35(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 09/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 53 Location: Leicestershire		Thanks for your response. I'm glad to learn that the connector tracks are designed for the wires to clip on rather than be soldered on.

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kbvrod		#4 Posted : 11 March 2014 21:28:10(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,597 Location: Beverly, MA		Originally Posted by: ciderglider Thanks for your response. I'm glad to learn that the connector tracks are designed for the wires to clip on rather than be soldered on. Your most welcome! Never used these because I didn't like clips but that is just me,.Ad soldering is a skill,that must be practiced and doing that can be done to even Z-scale rails. Dr Dirt.


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Rocca		#5 Posted : 11 March 2014 23:01:31(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 28/01/2004(UTC) Posts: 617		Hi, Ciderglider, Yesssss....don't worry! You can sure clip the wires and the difference between the two different types you've got depends only by the times Märklin has produced them. But they always work fine!! Enjoy your layout...!!! Stefano Rocca


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Nightowl4933		#6 Posted : 23 August 2014 18:14:17(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 09/02/2008(UTC) Posts: 972 Location: North Wiltshire		This would depend on how old the track is. Newer ones come with the cables soldered on and fitted with a suppression capacitor, but still include the spring clips, the older ones only have the clips. Hope this helps, Pete
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