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Reply to "MTH Operating Box Car w/ Signal Man: bell button or uncoupling/unloading track to activate?"

bajinnova posted:

Very nice, thank you!  So, the mention of the bell button in the video is just nonsense I guess?  And what is the center rail pickup roller for?  Will it operate without power to the center rail?  I was thinking of this for a Christmas gift for one of my kids which is why I want to understand how it will work ahead of time.

You always need power to the center rail.  That is your +.  The outside rails are your -.

On the operating track you have a magnet in the middle and two inside rails.  When the magnet is energized, you can uncouple cars.  When the inside rails are energized, those shoes will make the car operate with the man coming out.

Ron

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