Yep, that was me. I had two switches that were bad. They were OK with track power but wired incorrectly to run off constant voltage from an accessory transformer. It was an easy fix to make, I think the most time consuming part was removing all the sctews which hold the metal plate to the bottom of the switch.
Originally Posted by Moonman:
Hi Roger,
Another forum member had a similar problem with three switches. It turned out two were wired incorrectly from the factory and one just had a fried board. here's his comment and the .pdf sent to him by Lionel.
"I exchanged several good emails with Lionel this morning. Turns out there was a batch of FasTrack switches delivered in November-December 2012 that were improperly wired and will not work correctly when wired for auxiliary power. They sent me a nicely detailed PDF with color photos showing how to identify the incorrectly wired switches and how to repair them. I've attached the PDF. The good news is one of my dead switches is indeed incorrectly wired so hopefully this will fix it. The bad news is my other dead switch is correctly wired. Hoping Lionel will have some more ideas for me to troubleshoot in the AM. "
Here's the thread: FasTrack Switches not receiving power
You could quickly test this possibility by removing the track power jumper and putting the switch back in place with no power. If it does not short the transformer, there's a good possibility you have some late 2012 switches. Then you can take the gazillion little screws and look inside.
Good luck! Let us know the outcome.
