I'm adding three Walthers-Shinohara code 83 turnouts, rearranging some track to colsolidate my loco facilities.
While getting cork roadbed in place and checking how level a 3-way turnout would be, I discovered a freight car bumps over one part of the turnout. On closer workbench inspection, I see that a thin piece of plastic that extends past one of the frogs, to be against the guardrail (so it stays behind a wheel flange passing through) is loose, hanging out away from the guardrail where a flange has to bump over it. It seems to have no function other than appearance, so I will first see if I can super-glue it against the guardrail, otherwise trim it off.
Just thought I'd reinforce the wisdom of checking (mechanically, gaging and electrical continuity where applicable) a turnout to the extent one can before installing. I failed to do so on initial construction, and had one with a bad jumper, which I could have returned instead of having to rectify in place with an additional feeder wire.
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
peahrens I'm adding three Walthers-Shinohara code 83 turnouts, rearranging some track to colsolidate my loco facilities. While getting cork roadbed in place and checking how level a 3-way turnout would be, I discovered a freight car bumps over one part of the turnout. On closer workbench inspection, I see that a thin piece of plastic that extends past one of the frogs, to be against the guardrail (so it stays behind a wheel flange passing through) is loose, hanging out away from the guardrail where a flange has to bump over it. It seems to have no function other than appearance, so I will first see if I can super-glue it against the guardrail, otherwise trim it off. Just thought I'd reinforce the wisdom of checking (mechanically, gaging and electrical continuity where applicable) a turnout to the extent one can before installing. I failed to do so on initial construction, and had one with a bad jumper, which I could have returned instead of having to rectify in place with an additional feeder wire.
I hear ya.
I failed to closely examine a Walthers Shinohara double crossover and later had to wire a jumper wire to the underside of the double crossover.
Rich
Alton Junction
I have about forty Walthers T/Os. On a few the file or dremal has come out for a little fine tuning. I had one where right after I installed a Frog Juicer, the wheel of the 4-4-0 was just being lifted enough at the frog that contact was lost. A very light pass with a disc on the Dremal fixed that. I should have been a Surgeon.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."