Wiring opposing DZ1000 motors

I have Atlas track, switches and switch machines. The switch machines are momentary, twin coil, snap acting and can be used with capacitor discharge activation. You can wire two of them together to work opposing switches for a cross-over by just swapping the straight/diverging wires. I have had good luck with them, no problems so far. Others have reported not doing so well with theirs. 

I do have one DZ1000 and I really like that one too. I had to use it where one of the Atlas switch machines wouldn't quite fit going into a yard. The DZ1000 has also performed very well. I had to swap the LEDs in the DZ1000 to get them to match switch direction, but haven't had any experience using them with cross overs, wiring them together, etc.

If I had all DZ1000s I would probably keep it that way, not sure I would swap them out unless I was having lots of problems.

rtr12 posted:

If I had all DZ1000s I would probably keep it that way, not sure I would swap them out unless I was having lots of problems.

 

All my turnouts are DZ1000 controlled.  I have had so-so results.  If they came from a good lot, they worked great. Others I have sent back for supposedly better designed cams.  Sometimes I just swapped motors with other turnouts and the cranky one suddenly works OK, not sure why, maybe alignment, point tightness, screw tightness, phase of the moon.

What voltage are you using on your DZ1000s? If not at 18 volts maybe upping it a little would help? Mine is connected to 18 volts with all my Atlas switch machines, same power source, so far so good after over 6 years.

I think the ZStuff website may say 14 volts, but as I recall my instruction sheet with the DZ1000 said like 12 or 14-18 volts. Then it seems like I saw some conflicting info after I got it and was wiring it up? Guess they could have also changed something since mine was made? FWIW, my DZ1000 is from about 2013-2014 or so, depending on how long my LHS had it before I got it in 2014. 

rtr12 posted:

What voltage are you using on your DZ1000s? If not at 18 volts maybe upping it a little would help? Mine is connected to 18 volts with all my Atlas switch machines, same power source, so far so good after over 6 years.

I use a separate supply and adjusted it so every motor would run reliably.  Think its at 15 volts.  Those motors are small no sense smoking them with higher voltages.

Mine has been fine at 18 volts, but I only have one of them. If it goes down (or is that up?) in flames, it's only one to replace. Not like having an entire layout full of them at stake.