What are rail clamps used for?Those are rail clamps. The others appear to be speakers or maybe a buzzer units.
These type are Hillman rail clamps and they go over the factory rail joiner, will not fit without very strong and durableYep, a type of rather basic (but perfectly functional) railclamp - flat plate goes under the rail join, two screws sit either side of the top of the rail foot and clamp them down. They are used in place of the push-on rail joiners (which you need to remove with pliers), providing a very much better and more secure join both physically and electrically.
Jon.
OK, I stand corrected - I had assumed they were just a simpler and less sophisticated version of the Massoth type of clamp. In that case I presume they work by just squeezing the joiner more tightly onto the rail?These type are Hillman rail clamps and they go over the factory rail joiner, will not fit without very strong and durable
OK, I stand corrected - I had assumed they were just a simpler and less sophisticated version of the Massoth type of clamp. In that case I presume they work by just squeezing the joiner more tightly onto the rail?
They appear similar to the Piko type of clamp, which also uses the four-screw arrangement, but has a slot milled into the plate to take the rail foot.
Jon.
That is correct, pretty much fool proof and indestructible all stainless and I've got pocket full that I would let go for the right price as I no longer have a layout, brand new as wellOK, I stand corrected - I had assumed they were just a simpler and less sophisticated version of the Massoth type of clamp. In that case I presume they work by just squeezing the joiner more tightly onto the rail?
They appear similar to the Piko type of clamp, which also uses the four-screw arrangement, but has a slot milled into the plate to take the rail foot.
Jon.