Help with remote switch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!=[

[Anonymous]

Ok i am a novice 14 year old modle railroader, and i've been trying to work with those old O-27 remote switches. I have those black stoppers in the railing, but every time i boot up the tranformer and put power on the tracks, the switch resists a manual turn with the controls, directly on the switchitself, or the automatic witch funtion it has. What am i doing wrong?

[FJ and G]

Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ensure the insulating pins are correctly installed in the rails (inboard rails). Also, you may want to experiment with the 3 wire hookups. Try different combinations until they work. And ensure there's a clean electrical connection. Also, you may need to turn power up on transformer

[Anonymous]

Wait so I put the insultors on both side tracks on all the directions, and thats it?

[FJ and G]

insulating pins (just 2 total) are needed here (I'll try drawing it)

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[Frank53]

insulating pins (just 2 total) are needed here (I'll try drawing it)

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nice art dave

 

 - shouldn't the insulating pins be on the right-most rail on both legs?

[Jumijo]

Since both outside rails are common, I don't think it matters.

[lionelsoni]

Dave has it right for most Lionel O27 switches.

[Anonymous]

Ok thanks. My uncle was converting tracks, so he gave me those, but didn't exactly tell me how to use them.

[chuck]

O-22 uses the opposite rail on the turnout for "control" purposes, O-27 uses the inner one.  For the non-derailing function to work properly, you need to get this "right".

[Anonymous]

I didn't even know there was an O-22 curve! Lol

[lionelsoni]

Two things are getting confused here.  The 022 is the model number of the O31-style switch, not the diameter of the track circle.

[Frank53]

Two things are getting confused here.  The 022 is the model number of the O31-style switch, not the diameter of the track circle.

and a mighty fine piece of hardware it is.