@Richie C. posted:Rather than just randomly replacing track sections, it would be easier and more effective to take a digital voltmeter (DVM) and use it to test for continuity/voltage all around the track to insure that you are getting the proper voltage to all parts and sections of the track.
I agree Kind Of. I just got done trouble shooting this exact problem on a friends layout. DVM did not pick up problem. How I found it was I actually had alligator clips on the end of the DVM and got up on the layout. I hadn't taken the clips of a track section yet and when I put my hand on that section to lean on so I could remove the clips with my other hand the meter went to ZERO. I thought it was a fluke and tried it several times with the same results. I pulled the section as I thought it was a pin issue. Negative it was in the section. I replaced it and everything was fine. So just putting a meter on may not give you true results. The weight of my friends engine was enough to cause the section to go dead. So be careful when checking with a meter.
