Reply to "Electrical "dead" spot one engine only....opinions...."

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John C. posted:
BobbyD posted:
John C. posted
I was going to purchase a ross 120/96 curve switch....concerned....
I wouldn't worry, the Ross switches we have work flawless. The issue is just this engine.
Thank you. Yes, I discovered 3 different places on the Glacier Line where this engine is the only engine that goes dead. And, it only goes dead facing one particular direction. I know its wheel spacing and power-pickup wheels arrangement.
I have worked out an alternative to one area and am brain-storming on another.

If it goes dead in one direction only, I doubt it is the pick-ups as their spacing doesn't change.

The MTH Northern we have has little driver lateral play, a friends 2Rail version will not go around about 14' diameter curve. IIRC the Lionel Pennsy T1's had a shorting problem on switches because the 2 blind drivers on each side were so fat.

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