Soldering Techniques?

[RobertInOntario]

Rob,

Maybe I missed something, but aren't you using rail joiners to hold your track together? If yes, you can add solder for electrical conductivity. If you are soldering separate feeders to each section, then the rail joiners are mainly for physical alignment, not electrical conductivity, and do not have to be soldered.

Andrew

Hi Andrew,

Yes, I am using rail joiners but the layout often has loss of current problems. Often, a loco will suddenly stall but it moves again after I push on or move the track. This pushing can either be horizontal nudging or even pushing down (then the loco runs). So all of this means that electricity isn't adequately flowing between the rail joiners. As noted, I'm going to try to solder some feeders to the problematic sections.

Thanks, Rob