On 12/23/12 22:33, Joseph A. Nagy, Jr wrote:
Hey all, I'm kind of in a bind and not sure where to turn (I've been
searching online w/o much luck, it took me nearly three hours to find
what I was looking for to start with).
Here's the deal:
I've been tasked with setting up some antique O27 Lionel's (from the
50's) by my uncle for my nephew. I've got almost everything except a
Lock-On (to bring power to the rails from the transformer, a Lionel
1033; finding the lock-on took me 3 hours because I didn't know what I
was looking for aside from "power to rails from track" essentially).
Right now I'm looking for a non-destructive hackity-hack that will
both bring power to the rails and allow the train free passage around
the track (I've been doing some tests with test-lead clips to little
success).
This only has to work for tomorrow, afterward I can order the Lock-On
and wait for it to arrive.
Thanks, and once again sorry for the off-topicness.
If ever there was a post for alt.hackers this is it. :)
Couldn't you simply run power wires under the rails, strip back a small
chunk of wire, and press the bare leads against the rail from the bottom
using some tooth picks, popsicle sticks, or other suitable wedges? That
section of track would need to be securely fastened to your board so the
wedges didn't vibrate out of place.
That's assuming you don't want to get out a soldering iron since old
lionel stuff can be collectable. Solder being semi-non-destructive
unless you solder as well as I do.
Regards,
Jason
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