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#1
HO / turnout derailments
July 19, 2011, 03:16:50 PM
I have all HO E-Z track and DCC turnouts. All work find and switch on demand.  Problem is one left turnout tends to derail cars when in the thrown position. The engine runs through just find but cars derail easily, even at slow speeds. The cars are weighted properly and run through just fine if I push them by hand. I checked the gage of the track and the cars and all are on spec. I video taped it and ran it back in slow motion. When the derailment occurs the front truck causes the points to momentarily go to the closed position and the wheel runs to the outside of the point. The rear truck follows the turn OK because the points have sprung back to the thrown position where it should be. This can happen to any car from the first behind the engine or one farther back. It doesn't happen all the time but more often than not. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Arn
#2
HO / EZ Track gauge adjustment
May 27, 2011, 01:17:48 PM
I have several EZ Track DCC turnouts. 3 work fine but one left turnout is just a tad wide just where the point rail starts and a bit beyond. At the beginning I had derailments occasionally at that point but derailments are now the rule almost every time even if I go very slow. It is not the point rail but the mains that are too wide.The engine makes it OK but the following car almost aways derails now. How can I adjust the main rail inward to fix this problem. I would hate to have to replace the turnout as it is glued down. I didn't want to bend anything and maybe do more harm until I knew what I'm doing.
Any help would be much appreciated.  Thanks.
Ans