Bachmann's brass track and LGB Brass Track Compatability ?

funandtrains · 17 Oct 2014

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Railway42 said:
Brass is the best conductor of electricity i.e. LGB solid brass and as so will tarnish in the open Aristocraft and Chinese are not pure brass so will stay brighter longer but are not so good for conductivity The same goes for Peco nickel-silver. Nice to look at not so good over long distance. So for electric locos solid brass is the best plus fish plates to allow expansion and subtraction.

There is no such thing as pure brass as it is an alloy of copper and zinc plus and often other impurities and the mix varies. It has been stated before that the LGB has a high lead content which makes it tarnish quickly whether this is true or a myth I don't know.

The percentage of copper which is the most conductive metal in brass I think has little to do with the voltage drop as this is usually down to bad connections. The Chinese rail as well as staying brighter longer is also a little harder and wears better. If you want to get reliable voltage you need to run thick copper power cables to the track at regular intervals and not rely on the track connections and bridge the joins with wire. It is also best to buy long lengths of track rather than make do with the cheap 1 foot lengths that can be bought second hand.

dude2112 · 19 Oct 2014

Hi All.......
I think I have finally worked out the best track for my G-Scale loft layout ???
I have been looking at last years Thomas and Percy sets. These sets planted the seed in my head of what I wanted to do

... ( ma lady said noooooooo..... ) to G- Gage that is.
The track contained with these sets was hollow nickel silver I think which is much easier to get hold of but fits my needs perfectly.

All I need ta do now is find a buyer for my Bachmann Solid Brass Track they have provided with my new Thomas Christmas Delivery Set.

ntpntpntp · 19 Oct 2014

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