[modeleng] Re: Track circuiting & Loctite
- From: "Phill Smith" <steam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 00:39:49 +0800
Ron,
The simple answer to your question is, no.
Loctite, while being an insulator, doesn't have a thick enough coating to
perform the job in normal use. Also, it is impossible to get the coating to
be completely even all the way round. There is contact between the axle and
the wheel somewhere within the joint.
Then there is the shoulder to consider......
If shoulderless axles and a special jig is used to locate and space the
wheel on the axle, it could be possible. But I wouldn't count of the
strength of the joint, as loctite works on the exclusion of air to harden.
You would be better of using Araldite.
Cheers,
Phill.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Head" <ron.head@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 11:17 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Track circuiting & Loctite
> Hi all
>
> Can anyone answer the following question?
>
> If all of the axles and wheels in a train are assembled using Loctite, can
> that train be relied upon to operate track circuits? I know that with a
> steam locomotive, there is likely to be contact between the back faces of
> the wheels and the axleboxes, which will then give conductivity through
the
> frames, but is this reliable, and what about rolling stock with outboard
> ball bearings?
>
> Thoughts please, gentlemen!
>
> Regards
> Ron
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