Reversing trolley question

[Pingber]

I was given a reversing trolley set and want to add track. Can I use ANY ez track or does it have to specifically be for the trolley? I need sharper turns.

Thanks!

[Terry Toenges]

You can if you add jumper wires between the end tracks.

[bbmiroku]

As long as the current goes through the rails like normal, AND the two ends are electrically connected underneath the plastic, yes 15" or 12" rails are acceptable.

[MScotspot]

Recently purchased reverse trolley system.  No setup issues and reverse trolley ran great point to point for a few days.   Did not touch the track in its working configuration but after running for a few hours one night it suddenly stopped.  When reconnected power supply, it now will only lurch forward less than a foot and stops.  Anyone experience this?

[bbmiroku]

I was using mine in a public-display train garden at the local historical society and it suddenly stopped one day as well, never to work again. I tried different trains, cleaning the track until it gleamed everywhere, even using the controller on regular track (which worked, so the problem wasn't the controller).
I think Bachmann is using shoddy electronic parts in the track and still charging an arm and a leg unneccesarily.

[MScotspot]

bbmiroku,

Thanks for the reply.  Same thing here.  Had a home Christmas party last Saturday and my train ran all night but the Trolley died after about 4 hours.  Disappointing but you have saved me banging my head against the wall trying to figure it out.  I suspected as much.  Looks like I paid for a static display now!

[JonJet]

I have the Auto-Rev set...going to set it up at a library in Feb and run for 7 hours

Have used it twice before for 6-8 hours at a time...never had a single issue

Course...I bought the proper track sections to extend it to over 12 feet in length and let it run at maybe 25 throttle - it's not a racetrack

[bbmiroku]

Good luck Jon.