Digital Mysteries! Control (or lack of it) via Track Contacts

[minimans]

The magnets in the motors are tripping the contacts you need to lower the contacts away from the track this will mean not using the supplied mount's.

 

[Philbahn]

Roland is the reed switch picking up off the motor magnetic field.
Are they standard reed switches(LGB) or the massoth ones

 

[Philbahn]

LGB 17100 I think.

The reed switch on 3a must be picking up from the motor mag fields.

Even tried shielding one using a strip of vinyl flooring but it still stopped.

Just thinking aloud have you bridged the two diodes?

 

[Neil Robinson]

Personally I would disconnect the wires from the reed and alternatively, as a motor unit passes the reed, leave the wires open circuit and then next time momentarily short them together . Dependant on the results you will know if it's the reed or program that needs working on.

 

[Philbahn]

Roland just a queery. What are you trying to do with the switches. Can you explain in a bit morre detail.

 

[Philbahn]

Pleased you have it working Roland