O72 Switch Track

Dan Padova posted:

...# 5165.  It is somewhat of a disappointment...

Yes they are. I have one pair that is pretty decent, another pair that is just ridiculously poorly made. I don't know what the fix is, but I'm determined to get to it some day.

Dan, there are a few posts from a few years ago that describes all of the issues and some fixes. They are far too many to list. 

Mike

A couple of issues that I spotted right away are the fact that the swivel blades or points are not made as "precise" as the post-war version.  They seem to be some sort of die cast.  The two teeny tiny screws that hold the switch drive to the switch are the typical Chinese smaller than mall screws.  The post-war screws were visible to the naked eye.  The wiring inside the switch drive looks like telephone wire.  

I'm sure, like Mike said, there are other issues that will not surface until the switch track is put into use for a time. 

Looking at the situation once more, I cannot understand why the pin that moves the points, on the new switch drives is longer than the pins on the older models.