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Building a DCC Concepts Legacy turnout kit on copperclad


Lancs_fus

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Now the track is laid in the yard it is on to the main scenic boards for High Tor proper which will be mainly plastic chairs MEK fixed to ply sleepers but I also like the copper clad soldered type track laying too so had a go at some DCC Concepts Legacy range of stainless steel BH rail on their copper clad sleepers that are precursors and etched with solder pads suitable for the size of turnout you are building. This one is a B7. I used my 50 Watt Antex soldering station at full temperature along with DCC Concepts no wash flux plus their 178 degree solder and the joints came up quite easily. Used a fibre glass pen to clean the solder pads on the PCB sleepers first before applying flux and prettiness them a little to aid the joint. I used some really fin 600 grit wet and dry to abrade the bottom of the BH section rail too before soldering. Just make sure you solder random sleepers all over the points not each sleeper in a row or you will heat buckle the track!

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