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Short circuits on Permanant track

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#1 ·
I trust I haven't worn out my welcome. Please help.

I am trying to build a permanant plastic track (SCX and Sport) and it seems making a fool of myself from time to time.

Twice in six months, the track has shorted slowing down cars, etc etc. Vacuuming the track did not help and I had to lift up the track sections and then reinstall.

Time ONE, one of the joiners had ripped out a piece of braid and imbedded it in the track.

Time TWO, I had stuck household wrapping foil to get better connectivity and one piece had been sucked out or ripped out and imbedded between the tracks.

Its no big deal because I can rip out the track from time to time to enliven my sundays with some spiritually uplifting cursing but it does mean I cannot glue the track to the trackbase and fill the gap so that I get a continuous terrain.

I'm sort of afraid to ask but is there a fix for this?

Many thanks in advance.
 
#2 ·
I made an error on the computer. I received helpful replies to this question (see further down below) which had posted yesterday.

My apologies for reposting the same question again. Very sorry.