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Pittsburger posted:

Thanks for the replies.

I am using track power for now. I have never powered switches any other way to date, but I am considering getting a AIU for my DCS system. 

I think I am not describing this well. What is happening is that the switches seem to be "stuck open" in that they will no longer fully close even when manually flipped. It seems like a connection is loose inside the switch. Basically the switch is not becoming flush and therefore can no longer go straight. I don't think the problem is not enough power, but actually something not functioning any more.

Thanks again,

Marc

That is what was happening to me. I was operating them manually and the rails weren't closing. I found that operating them quickly and aggressively, the rails would close. After operating like this for awhile, I decided to see what was wrong. I found that the plug-in switch machine wasn't completely seated in the turnout. After correcting this with a little extra force to seat them, they worked fine. This was on brand new turnouts. The switch machine is a little more difficult to install on the new ones.

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