Wired for wiring...
I have tried a few ways but strongly recommend 'tinning' the wires no matter how you go about doing the feeder wires. Here are some ways I have tried the feeders:
- Every piece gets feeders. Pre-solder the wires to the track. Put the piece of track in place but not glued. Mark spots for holes. Drill two holes, feed wires and glue the track down. Works OK except on flex, especially flex that needs to bend some because the rail needs to be able to move.
- Track already in place. Every piece or every other piece of track gets a feeder. Locate spot for wire and holes. Drill a hole just inside the rail. Solder wire to inside of the rails and feed wires through holes. Works OK but that is a lot of holes.
- Track already in place. Every piece or every other piece of track gets a feeder. Locate spot for wire and hole. Drill a hole large enough to feed the two wires through, preferably near the center line of the track (ballast covers up the wires and hole). Solder wire to rails on the inside of the rail and feed wires through hole. Works the best for me but try to stay consistent with your wire colors. I use red and green like running lights on ships. (Yep, Red -> Right -> Returning for any sailors reading this :mrgreen
As for a picture, here is a picture link from my product review of "Liquid Nails for Small Projects (LNSP)" adhesive using the two hole scheme (the white stuff under and around the ties is what happens when you get too much LNSP involved while gluing :cry: but the ballast covers it :mrgreen
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I have also used "wiring blocks" (link picture of a couple types -
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and connectors like they use on modules for getting the feeders back to the main power wires. I prefer the blocks.