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Thank you Vernon for all your suggestions. Yes the lantern lights if the switch is powered from the opposite end of the switch inlet where the two outlets leave. It will not light if I apply power from the single end/switch inlet.
All I did was move the switch from another location on the layout where it had active track power at both ends of the switch. At it’s new location, with no active power on the exit side of the switch it will not light and there is no power at either rail. And, when I put the older 072 switch (non-legacy controllable) back in place it works and lights as normal. Power is not crossing the actuator apparently - weird.  And it makes no difference which way the switch is aligned.

I will definitely solder all the tabs when I get home. I can’t imagine that because where the switch was placed previously it did have power at both the inlet and outlet sides that was why it worked normally? But then when I moved it to the new location with no active power on the outlet side of the switch that’s when I discovered the problem.

I have several of these 072 Remote control switches and this is the first I’ve seen this issue.

I hope I explained it OK?

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