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SILKY SMOOTH TRACK AND SWITCH OPERATION
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On my 9' X 16' DCC layout, I use 20 Atlas #4 switches with Tortoise Machines and I think I've incurred all the problems associated with these turnouts. I'm veginning my 4th year of operation and, over this length of time, I have discovered that the "Point Rails" tend to become depressed, causing uneveness to the track and interrupting flow of electicity to the Loco pickup wheels. Yes, they actually bend slightly downwards over time and I correct this by using an X-Acto Knife point to bend them upwards and even. <br /> <br />Another problem I've been confronted with is a slow elevation of the frog, whereas Locos begin to "bump" over it, rather than run smoothly. I think this may be the result of the shrinking of the Mod Podge I used to glue them down to the cork roadbed. At present, I'm corrcting this by placing extreme pressure on the frog to press it down, but this is only a temporary solution as opposed to replacing the offending turnouts. Has anyone else had this problem?
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