Tony_V posted:Lee, thanks for the quick reply. I was thinking along those lines but it seems strange to me that no where do all 3 wheels that can conduct to the outside rail touch plastic or insulated sections at the same time.
Also, you can't tell by the photo, but I do have power applied to both sides of the switch. There are power feeds on all legs (I never rely on a switch to carry power) and I make sure wherever I have a power feed there is a jumper between the outside rails on the same section of track. Or do you mean something else?
Lastly, I chose the Gargraves switches because of their profile. The Ross switches are considerably longer. Do you know if they can be cut so that they have the same dimensions?
Tony
Do you have either a dremel tool with cutting wheel or a hacksaw? You can cut down the Ross switch on the straight or curved side(after the switched point) and make it fit close to a Gargraves switch. I have cut down 2 Ross 042 switches because the straight track was too long.
"Ross" is a better switch because it "has all metal rails" unlike Gargraves. No plastic frog to contend with.
Lee Fritz
