Installed new dz1000 Ross switch 42y. Wired derailing and power the same way i have wired gargraves w 1000 switches. Flutters when powered. How do I trouble shoot? Thanks
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Pat Coil posted:Installed new dz1000 Ross switch 42y. Wired derailing and power the same way i have wired gargraves w 1000 switches. Flutters when powered. How do I trouble shoot? Thanks
Turnout motors powered by separate power supply than that for the track? Told that is required for the non-derailing to work correctly; is this accurate?
Check the frog. I've found the spikes touching the opposite rail causing chatter. Remove the spike. Also when the frogs were aluminum they also contacted both rails. Cut a gap with dremel cutoff disc.
Rod Miller
Pat:
By flutter do you mean the frog keeps 'slapping' back and forth and won't stay in one position? If so try manually switching frog position on the Z-1000. If you get resistance to movement it means a wire got crossed somewhere. I am having this problem with a double cross over (in addition to non-derail I have 1008 relays in the circuit to control power to the middle rails in the center of the cross over) . I have not gotten to it yet but the basic plan is:
1. There have been past issues with the red LED indicator lights. Can't remember if too much or too little resistance though the LED. Pull this first and replace with a lamp from a known good turnout. See what happens. If flutter continues then
2. disconnect everything - non-derail, 1008's etc. See if the DZ-1000 functions. If not then there may be a wire routing or even a motor issue. If it functions normally then
3. add in the non-derail wire and see what happens
4. in my case add in the 1008's and see what happens.
Please let me know how things turn out.
Joe
Thanks for all replies. Spoke with the people at Ross and they were very helpful. I had attached neutral (negative) power supply leads to the frog rails inside the isolation cuts. That caused contact between green and yellow regardless of how they were connected. It makes sense now - as he explained anytime you have flutter you have yellow contacting green (or vice versa)
Some times the voltage may be incorrect, causing the points to bounce partially open.
