Peco point (turnout) shorting problem

[stockers]

You can just solder a jumper wire from the fixed stock rail to the moving switch rail. Job done. You can probably do it in place.
Are we back at the beginning again!

If you want a micro switch, use the point supplementary switch part no. 12070. This just fits onto any LGB point motor (if you are using motors of course!)

 

[PhilP]

You can just solder a jumper wire from the fixed stock rail to the moving switch rail. Job done. You can probably do it in place.
Are we back at the beginning again!

If you want a micro switch, use the point supplementary switch part no. 12070. This just fits onto any LGB point motor (if you are using motors of course!)

Sort-of full circle..
Two problems..
Short on most points.. - There are sixteen points in total on the 'Harz'!
Dead point and blades (must check terminology) on one point.. That is a sprung point, the loco pushes through.
This is the one I need to power a rail (perhaps both) to allow the loco through it.. Short of time this week, and not so 'up' on this that I can picture it in my mind and work it through..
If I am looking at it on Wednesday evening I can trace the route through, and work out just what I need to get powered.

Need to fix many things ASAP so as not to disappoint some visitors on 1st March!
Fast running out of February..

 

[dunnyrail]

Phil,
Wish I was closer to Shades I would be happy to join your team.

Re the Peco loosing power, it would appear that the wires that carry current under the Rails have lost contact. This in effect means that you loose power to varying parts of the Point. Jumper Wires should sort that. If you cannot get your head round it I will send you a Drawing.

Live from Conversion, it may be possible to do it in Situ. But you would need to be brave. Perhaps do one of the least used points first?

I assume that the sprung points are on Sternier Renne ( probably spelt that wrong), if so think that 1 Reversing Loop Set would sort both points if you manage to convert them to Live Frog by the 1st March. Muns could confirm that. Hm time is not on your side.

Hope this helps a bit.
JonD

 

[PhilP]

Am thinking a bottle of nail varnish will sort the 'shorts' for 1st March..
This leaves the 'dead rail' point, so sorting this (if only a bodge) should be do-able..

Long term, I was thinking of not butchering the existing plastic frog, and rails, but just isolating the 'V' section of point where the two roads split.. If I switch that, polarity depending on route set, then I only have to add a aux switch to the point motors, and swap a pair of joiners for insulated ones. - A lot less disturbance to the layout.

A couple of fine drill-holes through from the top of the boards would allow me to locate where the jumpers are from underneath the board.. A 20mm tank cutter, without the centre bit, would be more than enough access to get to cut the jumper(s), and even perhaps get the big iron in to solder the feed-wire(s)..

The point at Brocken, where the single line breaks is at the front of the layout, and we have disturbed ballast in this area anyway.. Possibly the first one to try? But after 1st March.

Thanks all. I will update this thread with solutions, as and when.