I'm pulling my hair out trying to get an 445 operating switch tower to work right and thought I would ask for some advice. I'm trying to activate it using a prewar Lionel 153C contactor. On occasion it does work right but most of the time it doesn't. Without running my train I have a light inside and when running a train over the contactor the light goes off but seldom does anything happen. I have left several pcs of track on both side of the contactor loose or not fastened down. I have tried several of these contactors but they all do the same thing. Curious if someone can help me get some consistency with this thing.
Thanks