Making a feeder for Märklin M Tracks

Even if Märklin M tracks are not manufactured anymore, it is very easy to find a lot of them online and since they are obsolete, they are often quite cheap.

But it is sometimes more problematic to find feeder tracks. So, let’s build our own.

We will use the very common 5106 straight M track.

We will solder the wires at the indicated places.

Before soldering the wires, we must use a small knife (I have used the blade a small flat screwdriver) to scratch the paint and the oxide.

To let the wires go out it is easy to drill a small hole on the metallic side of the track.

The metal is not hard at all to drill

Once everything is finished don’t forget to make a knot in the wires to prevent excessive constrains on the solders

And here it is, just as good as the original much harder to find 5111, ready to provide power to all your trains.

            

Thank you to my father who shown mehow to do that in 1979.