Joined: 08/11/2005(UTC) Posts: 3,528 Location: Mullerup, 4200 Slagelse
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Hello friends. A few words and pictures about how to feed power to Märklin 1-scale tracks, in a cheap and efficient way. Being electrician I know the meaning of proper power supply, and I don’t like the solutions offered by Märklin. First you buy a box of female crimp connectors, 4,8mm type. ( Note: "standard" is 6,3mm. ) Solder wires to the back of the connectors, without filling the connectors with the soldering material. The thickness of the soldering must not be more than 2,3mm. Cut of the red part of the connectors and grind them nice. You now have connectors that are a little too small for the tracks, so the “needle” is pushed trough each connector, to open it up a little.  A tool to hold the plastic while you take the tracks apart helps a lot.  The result looks like this, and they sit really tight:  Questions regarding the above will be answered gladly Per. |
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Joined: 20/04/2003(UTC) Posts: 2,248 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands; Göteborg, Sverige,
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Hi Per,
Interesting solution! Looks very nice and it's cheap. I guess you're right when claiming it will conduct better than Märklins original connectors. |
Sander
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Joined: 12/07/2003(UTC) Posts: 297 Location: Brisbane, QLD
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Hi Per
Good one mate.
Thought of sending these images to M
Cheers from Down under |
Noel |
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Joined: 22/11/2004(UTC) Posts: 1,836 Location: Trumbull, CT
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Very interesting!!!!!!! Stephen(USA) |
Stephen(USA) ETE,NMRA,MEA |
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Joined: 29/01/2006(UTC) Posts: 171 Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Thanks for this helpful post, Per. The fact that they hold tightly is a huge plus. By the way, I have had good luck using the Marklin track clips and I was wondering if anyone else used them.
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Joined: 18/09/2004(UTC) Posts: 726 Location: Cape Town
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Hi Per Thanks for the info - I will consider this on my next large "carpet" layout. |
Regards Tony |
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Joined: 18/09/2004(UTC) Posts: 726 Location: Cape Town
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Quote:[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by tommyheadleycox <br />Thanks for this helpful post, Per. The fact that they hold tightly is a huge plus. By the way, I have had good luck using the Marklin track clips and I was wondering if anyone else used them.
Hi Tommy - I use them extensively when I set up my large carpet layouts and find they increase the track electrical connectivity significantly. But they are real pain to take off when you pack it all away[:(!][:(!] |
Regards Tony |
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Joined: 22/04/2004(UTC) Posts: 12,139 Location: New York, NY
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Hi Per - congratulations, good solution  ! However, not every consumer is as ingenious as Per. And it's disgusting how M [xx(] lets their paying customers fumbling out in the rain ... Well, thank Sweden we can critisize openly M's very best junk [xx(] here in this World Forum. Without any fear of German censorship or even close-down [}:)][}:)][}:)] This is how LGB [:p] connects: sturdy heavy-metal clamps ready to screw on. Last forever [^]   John |
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Joined: 08/11/2005(UTC) Posts: 3,528 Location: Mullerup, 4200 Slagelse
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Quote:[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Thought of sending these images to M
Cheers from Down under You are most welcome Noel, I'll be honored. [:I] Cheers from On Top  Per. |
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