One of my FT Remote Switches causes a short, your help in resolving this problem will be appreciated. Six of my seven remote switches work fine with auxiliary power, only the seventh remote switch causes a short when other track is connected to it. By itself the seventh switch works fine with auxiliary power without being connect to other track that includes the other six switches. Concurrently the other six switches that are connected to each other through the track linking them and they work fine with auxiliary power, all Switch Controllers light and are functional. However, when the seventh switch is connected to the track and other switches the short occurs; lights on all switches and controllers are out and the transformer’s green light flashes, indicating a short is occurring. What do you suggest I do to correct the short?
Background: I bought all seven FT Remote Switches (O72, O60, & O36) used and they all seemed to work fine when I used track power. However, for various reasons all seven switches to function on the auxiliary power 10 VAC side of my CW80 transformer.
My Procedure: If there is not a change to correct the short in the seventh switch, then maybe an error can be identified in how I supplied auxiliary power to my switches.
- Removed the Jumper clip from each switch’s Aux In and Track Jumper.
- Wired all the switches to receive power from the CW80’s Red Accessory B terminal post to the AUX IN, and the Black U terminal post (below the Accessory post) is wired to the AUX GND of every switch.
- A Lionel Switch Controller was wired to control each switch (green to Thru, black to GND, red to Out, and yellow to RSC Lights).
- When not shorted the red Accessory B terminal post and the black U terminal post on the CW80 measures to be 10 VAC and the same voltage is at the AUX IN and the GND IN of each switch.
My apologies if this problem has been posted and resolved already on OGR Form; if so, please direct me to the Post. I’ve search OGR Forum for “FasTrack Remote Switch Problem” and read at least 80 Posts and their Replies, so far I didn’t find a similar problem with a resolution.
Thanks!!!!