Dieseldonkey said:
Hi,
I'm just starting off, building a layout in ther garden. I'm using Aristocraft 6.5 diameter curves and possibly Piko R5 points. I know the Aristo track screws together at the fish plates but should I also use conductive paste of some sort. If so which is best? Is copper slip suitable for this purpose?
Thanks
Its difficult to say whether the use of a conductive paste is of value, The concept had not been considered when I laid my first LGB track, it was a good 15 years before LGB sold Graphite paste in little tinlets!
However I did buy some and have used it ever since , I still buy LGB conductive paste, the price may seem high around £6+ for a tube ( the tins did not stay around for long they soon replaced them with tubes) BUT it lasts a heck of a long time
MY Second tube only in very many years is still about 1/4 full, it is convenient to use with its small nozzle. I also seal the screws on LGB point motors and 55024 decoders with a blob of the paste as well.
Just a point with Aristo track the screws do tend to work loose in time I check mine around twice a year, ( I have both LGB & Aristo track) and the use of conductive paste is recommended on Aristo track as the railjoners do not appear to be as good a quality as LGB and do tend to develop a whitish corrosion type film after some time, so the paste helps combat this.