Hi Guys
I'm about to use a pro track alighner I bought at the Ayr show I've prepared the bit of track already but my question is would you solder the whole rail then attach it to the pro alighner or would you use four blobs of solder in each corner or is there another way I've over looked here
Thanks
Alan
When we were still experimenting with construction methods for the ScOONs modules I tried the Protrack joiners and devised a jig to align track on them.
Because I was making short sections of track away from the baseboard I was able to use quite an aggressive flux (Power Flow) and clean the track thoroughly afterwards. This meant that it was possible essentially to 'sweat' the rail to the joiner along the whole length of the joiner.
If you are assembling the joiners in situ across a baseboard join then neutralising and washing off the flux might be harder, so soldering at one or more points might be more practical. However it might make for a weaker joint and the copper cladding might tear more easily. It looks as if the Pro Track joiners are 'flashed' with gold, which is often the case for printed circuit board edge connectors so they should solder very easily so long as the underside of the rail is also very clean. My usual method is to use a Garryflex metal burnishing block which is essentially a track rubber.
Thanks Graeme
I'll update you on how I got on next zoom meeting
Thanks
Alan