Fastrack Command Control Switch Help

Are you saying the non-derailing is malfunctioning?  I'm not sure exactly the scenario.  I have a bunch of the O72 command switches, and I've never had any issues with them switching at the wrong time.

This might be hard to explain but hear it goes. In the picture I have the Milw Rd engine on the first turn out. The tender went that way but the engine kept going straight. Weird part is, once the tender cleared and the engine trucks hit the switch part physically threw itself, I heard it and watched the light swivel. I double checked the wiring. U to outer rail and legacy base, A to center rail with a cw-80 transformer. I am baffled... It does it every time on all the switches along that straight away but not the wye....

So I tried a plethora of different scenarios which required isolating the switches one at a time. It appears I have one bad switch. For some reason this was causing all of the left hand switches to go haywire? Time to send a email to modeltrainstuff....

Wasn't there a thread about some of these switches being wired backwards in some way...something about taking it apart and exchanging two wires...?

That would be awesome if there is a simple fix... Could be the issue because I was getting continuity between center rail and outer rail?

I found the the post... I went over to the fastrack users group but it wants me to sign in and my user name don't work anymore, dang thing send me emails every other day but won't let me sign in... If anybody finds its faster can they post it. Thanks for all your help... Jeff

Since you have one bad switch, I'd just send it back.

Yep, thats what I am going to do.

Tony Williamson 

OGR Forum Member

 

September 17, 2013 3:00 PM

 

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Folks, 

 

There is a problem with "some" Fastrack switches, as described in my post above on August 20.  The attached PDF file is from Lionel and it describes the problem and shows how to fix it.

 

I will post this on the Electrical forum also.  See file attached.

 

 

 

Attachments

 

Files (1) Corrections_for_Fastrack_Remote _Switches.pdf

 

 The above was posted by forum member Tony Williamson on September 17,2013

I understand the PDF is from Lionel.  Some switches had a factory wiring error whereas the the aux jumper was reversed wired.

 

Hope this helps

 

Chris Cook

 

 

Thanks for the info. I read through the document, I have a feeling mine is something different. Since its new I am just going to send it back. Thanks for help and posting the info... Jeff