@Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:
Good afternoon all, I took the liberty yesterday of messaging Ryan after looking at this thread with great interest. Ryan answered today so I figured when I got home I would post his reply(I am a little later than I would like, sorry about the unexpected delay).
Well, I don't exactly know what he is referring to but guessing he means that the tracks are not snug fit to each other? Please let me know if that helps and makes sense.
Thanks, @Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 . A simple solution sounds great but I'm really not sure what Ryan Kunkle means by "adjust[] the points". Does that mean push the curve part of the switch flush against the outside rail? I see what you're saying but I have no idea how to achieve the result. I've done that with my hand but of course that rather defeats the whole idea of command control switches. It's not practical for me to literally hold the switch with my finger every time the train goes through it. Does Ryan mean something more mechanical, like tightening a screw somewhere? How could I get in touch with Ryan Kunkle?
I have pushed the switch when it was set to straight and the movable rail does lie more tightly against the outside rail when it is set to straight than when it is set to curve. There's a tiny bit of "give" to the moving part of the switch when it is set to curve but there is no "give" when it is set to straight. If I knew how to eliminate that "give" ("adjust[] the points"), I would!
I have been extremely busy at work and will be for the next 10 days so it is unlikely I'll be able to give Lionel a call during what were once known as "business hours" until December 15 or 16.
I did try running the trains in reverse through the other switch and that didn't work either (the passenger car derailed). So the two locomotives derail on two left-hand switches; and the passenger coach derails on a right-hand switch; so it's definitely not not just a matter of one bad switch.
