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My Trolley bumper reverse mechanisms work fine, but the "3 position reversing unit", (E-Unit)  only seems to reverse in one direction.  I'm assuming this is supposed to work with either the "Direction" button on the transformer, and/or by interrupting track power momentarily, causing the trolley to reverse direction.  If one supposes the driver wheels are at the "front" of the trolley, and the trolley is going "forward", pressing the DIR button does not cause the trolley to go into "reverse", but if it is travelling in "reverse", pressing the DIR button DOES make it switch to "forward".  And it is not a track issue, as it works the same no mater what orientation the trolley is on the track.   When ever it is travelling in the direction of the end that the motored wheels are, it will not "reverse" when you press the DIR button.  However, when it restarts (in the same direction) and comes upon the bumper, it does reverse.

Anyone seen this before or have an idea?  I was hoping the "3 position reversing unit" was some physical switch that would allow for choosing which directions would be reversed (forward, backward, both) but I don't see any such switch or jumpers of any sort.

 

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Should reverse using the controller only.  The IR E unit is a solid state job, bumper activated by a pair of microswitches amidships (as opposed to MTH and newer Lionel bump and goes, which use a rectifier and DPDT switch to run the DC motor).  I'm guessing your E-unit is faulty.  I made enquiries of Atlas some years back, but they weren't very helpful about any kind of jumpering to lock out the E-unit.  

Hope that helps! 

Mitch

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