HI,
I bought several Z stuff switch machines ( 1000) to replace Atlas ones. FYI Two Atlas switch actuators (machines) caught on fire and I decided to change them all out. (Fortunately Atlas ones were on cork roadbed material and just smoldered and melted and I was near them to unplug transformer.) Problem was Atlas controllers which are supposed to be momentary, contact was stuck closed and burned up solenoid. (Cheap controllers, don't use them.)
My problem is with the wire to/from controllers switch machines. It is very small and brittle and short. Two days ago they worked OK. This evening nothing worked and traced it again to a broken wire. I wired controllers/machine wires to terminal blocks and then ran better wire underneath layout to another set of terminal blocks. Controllers are not near switch machines. Thus using Z stuff wire only for short lengths to terminal strips. This is not working. Does anyone recall how they wired these up???
My solution is to solder a "good wire" on to each Z stuff wire and heat shrink. This is allot of trouble. Or go back to Atlas and use a "real" switch controller to operate machine. OR remove all and use manual throws.
Thanks in advance, Mike D
