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Realtrax Turnout Failures

I have quite a few MTH Turnouts-O-42 up to O-72. 

All perform as expected, until recently. 

Man O-72, decided it no longer wanted to operate as designed. 

Seems it did not want to auto align, which alerted me to its rebellious agendašŸ˜

Upon investigation, the issue was the two grey plastic keepers that are held in place by 2 screws; the collars where the screws go, have cracked. I attempted to glue them-the success of that endeavor is unknown-because the added problem, Iā€™ve since discovered, is that the two part white slide mechanism doesnā€™t track easily nor consistently in its assigned space. 

It seems to ride up, which doesnā€™t accommodate secure point destinations-they just don't want to make the full journey from fixed rail to fixed rail-too much of a hike, I suppose. 

I have acquired other defective turnouts and have always been successful in resolving their issues; melted wire strip under the mechanism; cold solder/ poor craftsmanship; and a misplaced screw that was supposed to hold the center crossing rail in place, was in the wrong hole-(man the jokes just write themselves in that statement)

 

But this animal has thwarted me-I conclude nothing less than new keepers and mechanisms will resolve the issue. 

And since itā€™s pretty much a fact that those parts are not available at the source, I must seek them elsewhere. 

So, anyone who has a defective Turnout or three, who is willing to ā€œmake a dealā€, please let me know-

Im also up for suggestions-unfortunately buying a 3D printer is not in my current budget-so any other lighted bulbs are welcome. 

 

Also, I hope this puts is not illegal-if it is please inform me, and I will gladly relocate it, or change it to meet the standards. 

Thanks

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