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OK guys, thanks for your many and varied comments and advice. You have convinced me that there is no way around the problem and will revert to plan A and give up!! Many thanks, Chris

Interesting! Please enlighten me. Chris

I have been trying for several years now to build an OO gauge layout. I am now stuck on points and control thereof. There will be 27 points on the layout so that means an awful lot of control devices. I was told that ESP equipment would cut down on wiring but after conversations with DCC Concept it seems that it doesn't really! Using Electrofrog point I need to switch frog polarity and that means 3 control wires and 3 for the point motor X 27, you can see the problem. I have just become aware of Unifrog points and wondered if they would eliminate the need for frog polarity changes, and hence do away with the need for control gear. Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers, Chris

Hiya, I am trying to get a points control panel built from laser cut ply. Does anyone know of a reliable company that can do such a thing. I have tried 2 people already and bot have failed to produce the goods. Cheers, Chris

I asked a question framed as best I could. But there is always someone willing to pounce or take the piss.

I don't find your response very helpful!

Hiya, Not sure if this is the right place so sorry if it isn't! The points on my layout will be manually controlled by 'Rails Connect' controllers. I do not intend to use a mimic panel as yet so have decided to install LED's between the tracks to get a good visual indication of how the road is set. I intended to use Bi Colour LED's wired from the 'Rails' controller LED terminals. Most of the points are 2 track so I would require 2 X LED's connected together to indicate both. I am told that it is not advisable to wire LED's in parallel so how can I make this idea work? Lets hope that the wealth of knowledge out there can offer me a solution. Cheers, Chris

Does anyone have a wiring diagram showing the wires and connections for a Peco SL-E99 3 way turnout. This will be connected to 2 Rails Connect solenoid motors mounted directly to the underside of the points & controlled by 2 Rails Connect Controllers. The entire set up will be initiated by 2 momentary toggle switches. I can find nothing that is helpful to me on thinternet and Rails aren't being very helpful either. Can anyone help me please? Chris

No! not sorted, still happens, although infrequently. Chris

Hi Folks, I must firstly thanks all of you who contributed in helping me solve the mysterious problem I was experiencing. I carried out a lot of the suggested testing & checking and finally replaced one of the SS point motors which seemed suspect to me. Magic......all went well, perfect running over all track joints etc. This all stayed good for 3 days, then yesterday started up and all the problem were back!!!! Stalling at every joint. I also noticed that following a stall and the unit resetting, the loco drove off on its own until it reached the next stall point and then it moved off again when the unit reset. Then suddenly all the problem disappeared again and we ran without trouble for another hour. I am really getting to the end of my tether. Chris

Keep 'em coming. With all this wealth of knowledge flying in we are bound to find the solution. Tomorrow I will start working my way thro' the suggestions and see what I come up with. Many thanks. Chris

The points were NOT disconnected when running the locos, only at the time the photo was taken.!

At the time the photo was taken, the points were disconnected. Chris

The point being used are Peco Electrofrog. In this photo I have tried to include all the relevant facts and info. I must add that the locos will stall when first run, but very seldom after that. If anyone could help it would be much appreciated. Chris Crossover Problems.pdf

Hiya, This is concerning my 6 year old 00 gauge upon which I have just laid the first bit of track, a crossover about 600 mm long. I have been disusing the problem I had with some DC Concepts SS point motors and controller. Following guidance from DCC on a step by step basis it seems there was nothing wrong except for a missing track connection. Trouble is that the locos stop intermittently and cause a short at certain places on the crossover. DCC says this is probably incorrect back to back measurements casing the short. I have tried 3 different locos and they all act in the same way. How does one prove that incorrect gauge is causing the problem. I have a Prodigy Advance and this has started acting up as well. It doesn't control speed correctly and wouldn't stop even on the emergency button. Although this controller is some years old now it has hardly been used. It would be good to year if anyone has experience similar problem or has any idea how I should proceed. Cheers, Chris