I have laid all of my tubular track. I started to hook up the wiring today and when I hooked up the block that included some O22 switch tracks, I am getting a short. Take a look at the two videos. I don't think I should be getting a continuity reading between the center rail and any of the outside rails, including the control rails. What to you think ?
By the way, when I removed all of the O22 switches, the short goes away.
The videos are of two different switch tracks.
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I assume you have the insulating pins in all the proper rails?? Is that a power pack that is beeping? And why is it connected to the trigger rail...
Marty
Hard to tell about the first video. The second is easy. With the meter connected to the control rail you will get continuity when you switch to the straight thru route. You are reading through the ciol that moves the switch to the curved route. That"s how the non derailing feature works.
Dan Padova posted:
Martin Derouin posted:... And why is it connected to the trigger rail...
There's your problem.
Connect your power at the "top" of the switch for testing, never the thru or out routes, especially if you don't know which rails are the trigger rails for the non-derailing.
Dan, the above replies may have solved your problem.
If not, I think it’s likely that one of the 022 switches has a short, and I would isolate that switch and replace it with one that works, and have the problem switch fixed.
You have probably already thought of the above.
Don't I feel foolish. It wasn't the switch tracks at all. I have forgotten so much after being away from Lionel trains for so long. The continuity I am getting is normal. It's how the non-derailing feature works.
Here's the foolish part. I was thinking that the switches were the cause of the short. However, when I looked under the layout, at my wiring that wasn't yet connected to the terminal blocks, I found I had twisted the red and white wires together so they could be pushed through a hole in the platform. The wire ends were already striped ! The other end of the pair was already soldered to the center and outside rails !
I must apologize for causing a stir. Thank you Martin, Trainman129, ADCX Rob and Arnold for coming to my aid.
What happened to videos? Says unavailable 
Dan removed the videos.
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