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Offline danmarklinman  
#1 Posted : 10 July 2014 15:22:03(UTC)
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Hi can anyone tell me if there is any red conductive paint for pantographs please. I have some Z locomotives which have silver pantographs which I will be using with powered overhead! So the paint needs to be conductive. Help! Cheers Dan
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Offline Dangermouse  
#2 Posted : 10 July 2014 17:27:46(UTC)
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If you look at photos of real locos with red pans the actual contacts are usually black (I think they're generally coated with a graphite paste, which reduces wear).

If the Z loco pans are blackened then spraying them red before removing the paint from the contacts (try a track cleaning block) might do the trick. Rather you than me though - there's a risk of gluing them solid with paint, given how tiny the fittings are!
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Offline kbvrod  
#3 Posted : 12 July 2014 02:08:04(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: danmarklinman Go to Quoted Post
Hi can anyone tell me if there is any red conductive paint for pantographs please. I have some Z locomotives which have silver pantographs which I will be using with powered overhead! So the paint needs to be conductive. Help! Cheers Dan


Hi Dan,all,
The paint itself does not have to be conductive,only the contact areas(pans and to the motor).I can walk you through it.

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