TerryWW

I was fortunate enough to be able to have a baseboard built commercially. I also needed a hinged section (to give access to a loft hatch) and as my hinged section was "off-scene" they used a pair of hinges intended for the lifting section of a pub bar. They were certainly solid and there was never any "play" in the hinge.

Hi again BoD, Thanks for all your help in identifying options. I have had a delve into the depths below the baseboard and the suggestion that the switch may be faulty led me to check it carefully. The solution was, in the end, quite simple - the microswitch wasn't travelling far enough over to close the switch. A tiny bit of tweak on the arm and all was restored! Many thanks for your help and advice (also Barclay as well), it's good just to be able to bounce ideas off someone else. The annoying aspect of this is that I bought a replacement for the turnout and substituted it only a couple of days ago! Again many thanks for your help.

Thanks for the prompt replies BoD and Barclay The turnout is controlled by a Peco motor with a microswitch mounted on a block (to obtain the correct height) next to it. I will now concentrate my attention on the microswitch. I was rapidly coming to the conclusion that I would have to delve into the wiring beneth the layout! (I'm DCC with a Lenz controller and various modules for switching polarity on a reversing loop and a turntable)

Some years ago I had a layout constructed commercially for me. Due to various reasons it has been largely untouched for several years. When resurrecting it, I discovered a fault which I am sure did not occur before. On a particular turnout (Electrofrog) a loco will happily traverse from the toe of the turnout onto the branch line without hesitation and return just as happily. However, when the turnout is set to straight ahead the loco will stop dead when the leading driver reaches the wing rail. When pushed on, it will pick up when the drivers clear the wing rail. The same scenario occurs on the return. All the wiring is as configured by my supplier, who unfortunately has ceased trading, and all the steps usually carried out on Electrofrog turnouts have been done - Electrically connecting the stock rail and closure rail on each side. The power supply is wired here as part of this), Removing the 2 link wires beneath the rails, Connecting the Polarity Reversing wire under the frog. I am at a complete loss to explain the cause of this problem, Please can anyone help? (Apologies for the wordy question)