D&J RailRoad
Professor of HO
I was swayed into using Power Pole Connectors to connect my modules together. The pitch was how much more reliable they are than the old Ford trailer type connectors we have been using in the modular club.
I finally have my modules set up and connected the PPCs. Fired up the command station, and nothing. Started checking the PPC between the CS and the first module. Wiggle it a little and the lights flicker. Pull the PPC apart and check with VOM, sporadic electricity reading. I check the setting of the connectors to be sure they are assembled correctly. They are all properly seated and soldered. I plug it back together. Intermittent power to the track. Wiggle the connection and the power cuts on and off. I use alligator jumpers to get power to the module. No power to the adjacent modules. Yep, the PPCs going to them are intermittent. All the way down the line. The PPCs are intermittent contact. They might be ok with one, maybe two ganged together, but 6 is way beyond their capacity to do the job.
I finally have my modules set up and connected the PPCs. Fired up the command station, and nothing. Started checking the PPC between the CS and the first module. Wiggle it a little and the lights flicker. Pull the PPC apart and check with VOM, sporadic electricity reading. I check the setting of the connectors to be sure they are assembled correctly. They are all properly seated and soldered. I plug it back together. Intermittent power to the track. Wiggle the connection and the power cuts on and off. I use alligator jumpers to get power to the module. No power to the adjacent modules. Yep, the PPCs going to them are intermittent. All the way down the line. The PPCs are intermittent contact. They might be ok with one, maybe two ganged together, but 6 is way beyond their capacity to do the job.