I have been told several ways to overcome the issue with post war cars with sliding shoes for uncoupling and operating cars also with sliding shoes while using Ross switches. What do you do to avoid operation going over a Ross switch?
Paul Edgar
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I don't know what is happening with this post. First it's there then it's gone. I posted a new post, get 7 reply's and now it's gone and the first one with no replies is back?? This is a important question for me, can anyone respond.
Paul Edgar
Don,
Thanks for finding the post. Where was it? I really can be dangerous on a computer. I get very thick. I would like to keep the one you found and get rid of the one complaining about where is the other post. How do I do that? or is this something Rich can do?
Paul Edgar
I have been told several ways to overcome the issue with post war cars with sliding shoes for uncoupling and operating cars also with sliding shoes while using Ross switches. What do you do to avoid operation going over a Ross switch?
Paul Edgar
There were two methods that I knew of. One was to put a rail connector into the center rail of the switch and bend it down making a ramp. The other was to bend down the center rail to do the same thing.
I think the Ross site has the information. When Curtis switches was around you could order his switches to work with sliding shoes.
Don,
Thanks for finding the post. Where was it?
Thanks for the reply's however I think I need to explain myself a little more. I have already made adjustments to the switches so that the sliding shoes don't get hung up. I run modern and post war trains. I still have the problem of the coil couplers on early post war items that will uncouple as they go over a switch. Also operating cars will operate as they go over the switches. How does one get past that? I have been told that clear nail polish or tape over certain rails will do the job. Any other thoughts. I run conventional by the way and I know about Jim Barrett's Back Shop info for altering sliding shoes.
Paul Edgar
Paul, your post started in the Photo Album section.
When my postwar sliding shoes cause surprise actions on Ross Switches I push the car through the powered switch track to locate the exact spot on the switch that triggers. Use liquid electrical tape (from Ace Hardware) to insulate that very short track section on the switch. Before applying the liquid tape you can verify the culprit with temporary electrical tape.
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