Hi Gunrunnerjohn, I’ve started wiring my switches according to the previous directions you gave me. But I’m having problems. Accessory power is working fine. But the wiring for the remote momentary switch is giving me fits. On first try, I soldered a resistor to one leg of the LED and the other end to the yellow wire. I connected the green and red wires to the outer posts of the SPDT switch, and wired the black wire and the other leg of the LED to the center post of the SPDT. Nothing worked. No lit LED, no movement of the frog, nothing. And the lantern on the turnout didn’t light up either. I checked continuity of the momentary switch and found that power goes to the center post and the outer posts get the thru and turn wires. So then I tried switching the red wire to the center post and the yellow wire to an outer post, keeping the LED and resistor on the center post, and the other leg of the LED to the black wire. Still nothing. But when I touched the resistor hooked to the red wire on the center rail of the turnout, the LED came on green, but I was not able to move the frog via the momentary switch. Also, a funny smell emanated from the momentary switch if I held the wire on the center rail for more than 30 seconds. I took the metal plate off the bottom of the turnout to see if I could find a continuity problem there with a test meter, but it’s too complicated for my brain. But I did find there was continuity between the Aux in and the remote red wire. That’s why I put the red wire on the center post of the momentary switch. Any ideas on what I’m doing wrong and how to correct it? It just seems like power is not getting across from the transformer to the remote. Your expertise (or anyone else’s) would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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