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I have been modeling for close to 20 years and I have used turnouts from several different manufacturers. They all seem to have some drawbacks. Originally I used Atlas code 100 turnouts and they required a bit of work to get them to work well. As I got a little more experienced I switched to Walters/Shinohara code 83. They work well mechanically, but I have had many electrical problems with them. I have them installed correctly with the proper gaps. There seems to be a small "tab" soldered to the rails and if this gets dirty or doesn't make contact the train will stop until I put pressure on the rails. When Atlas released their code 83 track I started using those, but they have some problems too. I haven't tried Peco. Has anybody experienced anything similar to these problems. What type of track do you like? <br /> <br /> Thanks <br /> Jim
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