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[quote user="MisterBeasley"] Test each of your switch machines with the simplest possible circuit.[/quote][#ditto]These are my switch Atlas Code 83 switch controllers.  Never had a problem with any of them.  The only time I couldn't get one to "fire" was at the very outset of the layout construction when I was trying to test them with a small transformer.[img]http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u172/dcrane_2007/002-1.jpg[/img]I switched to this, which is the same as runs a Zephyr train controller.  It sends such a jolt that they never fail.[img]http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u172/dcrane_2007/007-2.jpg[/img]I use #28 solid telephone wire to terminal blocks connecting with the stranded motor controller wire....over runs of 15 feet or more.  No problem.There is no need for any other circuits or boosters for the Atlas switch controllers.
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