Hello!
this is the second time in a year that that one of my atlas switch motors burned out on me and melted through the plastic. luckily for me, i had just bought a replacement turnout for the other side of that crossover, so I had a spare switch motor to keep the trains running. However, this is bothering me.
This time i think something might have been leeaning on the button, but it made no buzzing, it just started smelling and before i knew, i looked around and found it melted.
this happpened to me a year ago except the whole control panel was un cluttered, and i don't know why it melted.
Are these atlas switch machines bad for business reliability wise? Right now i don't mind them sitting unrealistically on my track, but if these things are going to be over heating and causing more damage then i might go with under table switch machinces.
speaking of wich, are they hard to install if there is already ballast? or can i drill in from the bottom?
thanks, Chris
this is the second time in a year that that one of my atlas switch motors burned out on me and melted through the plastic. luckily for me, i had just bought a replacement turnout for the other side of that crossover, so I had a spare switch motor to keep the trains running. However, this is bothering me.
This time i think something might have been leeaning on the button, but it made no buzzing, it just started smelling and before i knew, i looked around and found it melted.
this happpened to me a year ago except the whole control panel was un cluttered, and i don't know why it melted.
Are these atlas switch machines bad for business reliability wise? Right now i don't mind them sitting unrealistically on my track, but if these things are going to be over heating and causing more damage then i might go with under table switch machinces.
speaking of wich, are they hard to install if there is already ballast? or can i drill in from the bottom?
thanks, Chris