LimboBrit Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I’ve just seen these in an email from Rails. What’s the point? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 58 minutes ago, LimboBrit said: I’ve just seen these in an email from Rails. What’s the point? Its just the opposite end from the head ! 1 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwinian Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Putting in the final pin when the track is completed? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimboBrit Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 8 minutes ago, Darwinian said: Putting in the final pin when the track is completed? Hmmm. But then you wouldn’t need 50 of them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Just now, LimboBrit said: Hmmm. But then you wouldn’t need 50 of them Forty nine more excuses to build another layout ! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwinian Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 According to the product information the gold plating makes them easy to solder things to them? Dunno why that’s useful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCB Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Maybe its to justify the price, or was the announcement dated April 1st Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Sounds terribly like gold plated connectors and oxygen free copper cables for Audiophile "HiFi". Actually, if you banged them in to the right height along your code 100 Streamline, you could solder phosphor bronze wire to the heads of the pins to run 3 rail locos on something more modern than HD tinplate track! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted January 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, Hroth said: Sounds terribly like gold plated connectors and oxygen free copper cables for Audiophile "HiFi". Actually, if you banged them in to the right height along your code 100 Streamline, you could solder phosphor bronze wire to the heads of the pins to run 3 rail locos on something more modern than HD tinplate track! Don’t bother with the phosphor bronze wire, just wrap a bit of tinned copper wire around the pins and call it stud contact! Andi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Darwinian said: Putting in the final pin when the track is completed? Exactly - for those of us who have hand-spiked our track, the Golden Spike is a major milestone I had to make do with an ordinary one painted with metallic paint, since replaced with a Peco brass one. However - 1 hour ago, LimboBrit said: Hmmm. But then you wouldn’t need 50 of them Agreed. I wouldn't buy a boxful, just to use one. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ianLMS Posted January 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2021 I use gold plated pins for building motion gear. DCC concepts use them in their point rodding kits as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium spamcan61 Posted January 20, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 20, 2021 Well I'm struggling to think of many use cases, but at a tenner for 500 they're hardly expensive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsoundmove Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Perhaps they are intended to upgrade the track for the Hornby R3738 gold-plated Flying Scotsman to run on ?! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 On 17/01/2021 at 19:43, Darwinian said: According to the product information the gold plating makes them easy to solder things to them? Dunno why that’s useful. They don't corrode so are ideal for droppers. World Rally teams use gold plated pins in their electrical connectors. It's only money!! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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