Reply to "Issue with American Flyer 17B Transformer?"

@AmFlyer posted:

That handle was called a "dead man's control" in Gilbert's catalogs. Power is only interrupted to the track when the handle is lifted. I kind of like that style transformer and used 15B's and 19B's to operate the layout.

That is correct, the deadmans handle was made so the reverse unit would not cycle till you lift the handle. You could pull into the station and stop and not have to cycle the reverse unit before pulling out.

Ray