dseagull Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Just spotted when looking for something else; http://www.peco-uk.com/page.asp?id=PL80 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chimer Posted May 9, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 9, 2013 I've just seen them advertised in the June "Modeller". Given my (lack of) soldering skills, they look like a (probably relatively expensive) answer to a prayer ..... although I suppose people who don't trust fishplates to conduct power across a track joint in the first place will have reservations about them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tractionman Posted May 19, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 19, 2013 Now advertised on Gaugemaster site: http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=PEPL-80&r=1 £5.95 seems reasonable for wiring up four tracks with these, especially for those (like me!) with no soldering skills. cheers, Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryMeerkat Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I have a pack for use in one of my fiddle yards, which should be wired and finished next week. If I remember I will report back on how they perform. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
autocoach Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 What would be nice is solder/flux paste inside the fishplate so all you had to do was touch a hot iron too it to solder track sections or flex track rail together. I know you would have to leave some fishplates loose for track expansion and of course electrical blocks. Interesting to see this product has made it to the UK. I have been buying Code 100 Atlas rail joiners (fishplates to you) for at least the last 25 years or more with connecting wires pre-soldered to the underside. They even had them for the old brass track which I think was discontinued in the 1970s.. Code 70 and 83 are also available I believe. They were always easy to make yourself too. Atlas sells their joiners in strips of 8 connected joiners stamped from sheet nickle silver. The secret was to make them while the rail joiners were still in the connected strip so you could have a place to hold them down while you soldered a wire to the bottom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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