I have a DC lionel steam locomotive from 1989. It was my late grandmother's so I enjoy running it, even though its DC. I have an O27 line specifically for it with two switches and soon to be two uncoupling tracks. I am aware that I can convert the loco to AC but for now I choose to just keep it DC. (If it aint broke, don't fix it). Anyways, the switches I have are the brown plastic ones. I want to wire them for constant voltage. Well I watched a Lionel video showing how to do this for AC, so I tried the same procedure for DC. I tried to phase two identical DC transformers by hooking the grounds together. Then one transformer positive to the track, the other transformer positive to middle wire inside the switch. The train would run as usual but the switch would not budge. Well I fiddled with the wires and ultimately went back to one transformer, hooked the positive to the switch, and now it won't work at all. I think I must have ruined something. I cannot get the switch to move under any circumstance. I can order a new switch, so its not the end of the world. I would like to know however, when I get the new switch, what would be the correct way to apply constant voltage to this switch? If it helps, I have two lionel 4660 power packs. They each put out 0-17 volts DC, or a constant 20 volts AC for accessories. Please remember that I am a beginner when it comes to this stuff, so big electrical lingo or complicated schematics won't help me a whole lot. Also, I plan on ordering lionel 65149 uncouplers and I would like to wire them for constant voltage as well. Thanks for any advice or help.
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