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027 Switch Issue with RMT Beep Diesel

E EriclindaOGR Forum Member

I bought an RMT Beep Diesel last year and am very impressed with its detail paint and performance. It will pull more cars than my Lionel 442 and also runs at a lower speed too. Anyway to the issue. The design of the Beep Diesel is that it has four wheels all at fixed height and run straight. That is to say that they don't turn. When the Beep enters or leaves an 027 automatic switch, unless it is going fast, it has a tendency to stop on the switch. The engine wheel over the 2" straight (control) rail, I discovered, does not touch the rail. It doesn't appear to be the engine's fault but that the switch's rail is lower on that side of the track than the other side. I'm at a total loss as to what to do about this.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks,

Ericlinda

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Walter MatuchWalter MatuchOGR Forum Member

Ericlinda...While your post has noted a possible problem with the 0-27 switch construction itself, RMT may have a solution that can be used to address your problem.  Newer BEEPs and BEEF diesels are now equipped with a molex type electrical plug that allows one to connect 2 or more BEEPs/BEEFs together. This allows electrical pickup from all 4 rollers and all 6 wheels when running through isolated switch points/frogs due to the use of 1 traction tire per diesel.

 

Depending upon your BEEP roadname, it may be equipped with this plug feature.

 

Note however that the plug feature is only for electrical pickup continuity between the RMT diesels.

 

Thanks.

 

Walter M. Matuch/RMT

 

www.readymadetoys.com

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