Dave_C posted:Are both the rails with the red arrows connected to one another electrically ? They both need center rail power by the looks of the switch. Just not at the same time. If they aren't connected in any way. You can turn each one on individually by using a relay. It looks like your wheels may be contacting them passing through the turnout. When going straight through the turnout. The rail to the left should be unpowered. When going through the curved portion. The one to the right should be unpowered. Switch position can control a relay which can power up each rail depending on how the switch is thrown. The only thing it's hard to tell is the center rail as it connects to your other track work on the right side. It looks like just the top portion may contact a wheel passing through. The tape mentioned is probably the best way to test.
I don't have an Gargraves turnouts. I have mostly Ross. I have an early version 3 way. Lots of rails and lots of problems. Everything is wired up as best you can. Trouble is some engines work perfectly and some just have a hard time navigating it. Diesels with 4 pickup rollers will crawl through it. Most steamers are fine but a few will through some arcs.
That's the weird thing the larger legacy diesel with 4 pickups sd-90 shorts out but my small ALCO s-2 crawls through with no problem.
