allan07 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Silly question time, Returned to the hooby after a long time, So I purchased a basic DCC set, my problem is that ddc connection to the track, try as I might I cannot get power into the track, My Question is do I really need this in my life or can I solder the power straight to the track. thanks in advance Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Look underneath a piece of straight track and you will see an arrow showing where the power connector slots in. View the track side on and you will see the slots. Getting the the pronged clip in correctly is a bit of an art. You can as you say solder the wires to the outside of the rails.Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashbang Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Soldering always has to be the very best connection method.Solder the feed wires to the rails outer web area or to the rails undersides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howbi Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Are you using one of these......usually very reliable.........HB/media/tinymce_upload/c2884d098ef12c709565a148aec65d55.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan07 Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 Set came with the R8241, but it never seemed to work. Thanks for the replies, I have soldered the wires to two fishplates and its working fine. Seemed like a silly basic question to ask, totally new to this DCC thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Hi Allan, glad you got it working. For future reference when making connections, it’s better for various reasons to solder to the rails, as was recommended to you, rather than the fishplates. Also, strange the power track didn’t work, sounds like it might be faulty and could be returned for replacement under warranty if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Resolder to the rails. Do not use the fishplates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan07 Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 Advice taken on board, resoldered to the rails, Thank you everybody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 You can buy fishplates with wires soldered to them but soldering to the rails is generally better as most power transmission problems when using single track connectors (like slide in clips or power rails) is due to fishplates becoming loose and failing to reliably pass current, so you can see soldering to fishplates doesn’t overcome that problem whereas soldering to the rails does, leading you towards soldering to every rail section then logically linking these wires into a power bus.Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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