Thanks - My diesels run through them just fine. I have very solid common connection on the outside rail of each switch and switch exits. One side of the loco is not picking up the common, apparently a poor designed & or bad 3R/2R switch in the tender.. I can't find a quality replacement switch that fits in the original location so it's bypass time. I think I have an even simpler solution that will work well, just waiting for a couple grounding tabs before I can try it. Could make some, but I found some ground tabs that should be a perfect fit. I can't get any electronic supplies locally anymore, the last shop in the area closed a few months ago - have to order almost everything, including any through board part like resistors/ capacitors/ regulators etc, or a 2+ hr round trip, at least in my region.
I have just one 3r/2r convertible steam loco that's making me loco. All others work fine. My isolation rails are all fed from underneath and are a bit difficult to access without pulling up ballast/ landscape, etc. All are soldered power and isolation rail connections for extreme contact reliability, no lock ons. I'm trying for a solution to not have to rewire. Rewiring 25+ switches (50 isolation rails) w/ trackbed, ballast/landscape to run one locomotive is just not very appealing. Call me lazy I guess.
