RealTrax switches issues ....when I connect two switches/turn outs together to form a cross over between inner and outer loop

Hello…

First issue..sometimes when connecting turnouts by the diverging tracks, one turnout can cause the other turnout to “sense” a short to ground, which activates the auto alignment function…I’ve found that tweaking the connection can clear it-look at the rails see if they are touching-filing the rail back may solve the issue.  
Or, if you have “space” in your design, MTH makes an isolation track-which has 3 jumper wires under it-you can remove them-thus isolating your turnouts from each other.
This is a serious issue with MTH turnouts-I had 2 fail on one of my yards…I kept smelling the ozone odor of frying electronics, but the lamps were lit, and I hadn’t pushed any rolling stock on that yard-yet my Z-4000 kept tripping at another mainline location..which sent me on a wild goose hunt.
Wasn’t until I needed to move some cars into the yard that I found the gremlins that were the actual issue-but, it gave me a reason to redo the yard-only cost me an O-54 and an O-42 turnout🤨

Here’s the new design-gave me a place to use that Quad turnout I acquired in a bulk deal…https://youtu.be/TXo2pA4nIm8

The lamps-check your jumper on the side of the MTH turnout…if it’s missing, your lamp won’t light.
I buy a lot of used MTH items-and I had that issue also…

see the first troubleshooting tip

http://extranet.mth-railking.c...ction/40AS17023I.pdf

Good luck.
And remember, it’s no fun if everything works on your railroad-even the real one’s break down😁

Yeah

sure

keep repeating that

maybe someday you’ll convince yourself 😁