Reply to "Users of R/C Systems and Deadrail / Battery Power"

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@Bill Grafmiller posted:
Completely striped all wiring for hot rail then replaced the 3 rail with 2 rail on 2/3 of my layout.

One important caveat: Unless you literally REMOVE the center rail from your existing 3-rail track system, you should not expect reliable operation of 3-rail wheels and flanges through 2-rail O scale switches.

Unfortunately the way a lot of 3-rail O gauge locos are made, conforming the wheels to NMRA standard O scale geometry involves skilled and irreversible machine work. And that's a shame, because getting rid of the center rail could be a reason more folks would opt for battery on board.

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