Grade Crossing w Falshers acting UP!

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tested with gauge and no power.

Are yopu saying the the center rail on the grade crossing shows track voltage, but the next track show no voltage on the center rail? If so, there is something wrong withe the "half-pins" on the center rail on that side.

--Joe

Good point.I will change out the pin and see if that resolves everything.
AlB

What do you mean its "shorting out". If they are going up nd down more than once as a train passes check your track again. I've had this occur, I cleaned the top of the rails and the problem continued. I took my Lionel abrasive eraser and cleaned the insides of the two outer rails where the flanges make contact, problem solved.

Perhaps 'shorting' out was not a good explanation.Should have been no electrical current once car passes grade section.This version does not have gates, only flashers.I have a set with gates and flashers and it is working well.I resoldered the connections as recommended and restored operation when a car triggers the signal via the activation section of track.NOW, After the car passes the grade, the flashers stop as per normal operation , however power is no longer available after this point. I checked all pins, cleaned all track,resoldered the two main connectors underneath with refreshed wire ends, replaced the trigger sections with new sections , ensurred I didnt switch wires, and disassembled the guts and carefully reassembled and tested to no avail.Triggered flashing operation is back but of no use mid track.Think I will forget it and move to Z Stuff set up.
Al B.

Just to be certain, double check that both the insulated outside rail sections (with the breaks) are on the same side and also on the same side as the on/off switch down in the roadbed.

If that doesn't work, I remember having a smashed/frayed wire under my unit. Since yours worked for a while then maybe the same thing. Found it by removing the bottom panel and inspecting some of the traversing wires.

Okay, I have carefully taken this piece apart , checked everything and reassembled. No pinched wires, super clean rails, checked connectors etc. still a problem.This one is going in ' another rainy day project'.