Hello ,
I am fairly new to Model Railroading but I have a feeling I will be in it for a very long time. What a great hobby! I have endevered to construct my first n scale layout. It's 14' by 12' on ply with a 1 1/2 " foam bed. So far I have layed around 100 ft code 80 flex track with 8 switches and also have used 6 crossovers. I am planning on going 2 more levels up with the track and useing 2 tech 4 mrc 280 power supplies for 4 seperate "?? Bus ??" voltage supplies to the layout. I am useing Peco insulfrog turnouts with Tourtise switch machines. They told me at the train shop I should use insulfrog turnouts because they are easier to wire. ( Kinda wish I would have used the electrafrogs now ). It's been a challange and a whole lotta fun building it so far. I have the 100' of track that I have laid now functioning and considering this is my first layout I am pretty happy with how it's working. But there are 2 problems (so far) that I cant seem to figure out and I am hopeing some one could give me a hand with. Problem #1 is with a 90% crossing I am useing. It worked fine for a while but now suddenly when my locomotives try to cross over it they jump up in the air sometimes derailing. This only happens on 1 side of the crossing and only to the locomotives , not the cars. I checked for nails sticking up , debrie on the track stuff like that and I dont see any type of damage to the crossing either. Its an Atlas crossing 90%. This happens with any locomotive I run on it. Seems a little worse with a steam loco. The track is still straght and level also.
Prob #2 is with a Peco large radious turnout. This turnout is on a perfectly (well pretty close) level and straight section of track. What happens is about 1/2 of the time when the train comes down that section of track the rear wheels of the loco or of the cars will follow the curve of the turnout when it is switched in the straight position. I worked on it so long I decided the switch must be bad so I carefully replaced it. It still happens. On the first switch I had removed the spring from the Peco like the instructions for the Tortious instructions said to said to. On the new switch I left the spring in and used heavier wire on the tortious machine. It switches beutifully but still sends the rear wheels on the curve about 1/2 the time . This also happens on all locos and random cars. Can any one help me? Thanks
I am fairly new to Model Railroading but I have a feeling I will be in it for a very long time. What a great hobby! I have endevered to construct my first n scale layout. It's 14' by 12' on ply with a 1 1/2 " foam bed. So far I have layed around 100 ft code 80 flex track with 8 switches and also have used 6 crossovers. I am planning on going 2 more levels up with the track and useing 2 tech 4 mrc 280 power supplies for 4 seperate "?? Bus ??" voltage supplies to the layout. I am useing Peco insulfrog turnouts with Tourtise switch machines. They told me at the train shop I should use insulfrog turnouts because they are easier to wire. ( Kinda wish I would have used the electrafrogs now ). It's been a challange and a whole lotta fun building it so far. I have the 100' of track that I have laid now functioning and considering this is my first layout I am pretty happy with how it's working. But there are 2 problems (so far) that I cant seem to figure out and I am hopeing some one could give me a hand with. Problem #1 is with a 90% crossing I am useing. It worked fine for a while but now suddenly when my locomotives try to cross over it they jump up in the air sometimes derailing. This only happens on 1 side of the crossing and only to the locomotives , not the cars. I checked for nails sticking up , debrie on the track stuff like that and I dont see any type of damage to the crossing either. Its an Atlas crossing 90%. This happens with any locomotive I run on it. Seems a little worse with a steam loco. The track is still straght and level also.
Prob #2 is with a Peco large radious turnout. This turnout is on a perfectly (well pretty close) level and straight section of track. What happens is about 1/2 of the time when the train comes down that section of track the rear wheels of the loco or of the cars will follow the curve of the turnout when it is switched in the straight position. I worked on it so long I decided the switch must be bad so I carefully replaced it. It still happens. On the first switch I had removed the spring from the Peco like the instructions for the Tortious instructions said to said to. On the new switch I left the spring in and used heavier wire on the tortious machine. It switches beutifully but still sends the rear wheels on the curve about 1/2 the time . This also happens on all locos and random cars. Can any one help me? Thanks