Hey Everyone,
Does anyone have any experience with Bachmann's auto-reverse track?
I bought a brand-new HO kit and followed the less than stellar instructions, finding that whatever I run on the tracks will run to the end of the line, stop, and then not return.
The tracks are labeled A-A, B-A, and B-B, so it's not rocket science to install. The two bumpers are marked with B, the two reversing sections are marked B-B, the transition section B-A, and the main sections A-A. So in practice, the sections should be from bumper to bumper... B ~ B-B ~ B-A ~ A-A ~ A-A ~ A-B ~ B-B ~ B
The joiners are good and solid, the rails are flat and level, connections all look good, wiring is good. One odd thing I've found is the track is getting power even with the control dial turned in the home, 'off' position. If I place a unit on the tracks and the power toggle is selected to on, the unit will run without turning the dial up.
I did contact Bachmann, but the response I received from them was to "Please Goggle online how to set up Bachmann reversing track kit to see how to set up to make sure it is set up right after this and this still will not reverse you can return the kit to us and we will test here for you".
Before I return it to Bachmann, I just want to see if anyone here has any tips or pointers. I think the controller might be DOA, but I've never had experience with auto-reverse either.
Thanks!
Jesse
Does anyone have any experience with Bachmann's auto-reverse track?
I bought a brand-new HO kit and followed the less than stellar instructions, finding that whatever I run on the tracks will run to the end of the line, stop, and then not return.
The tracks are labeled A-A, B-A, and B-B, so it's not rocket science to install. The two bumpers are marked with B, the two reversing sections are marked B-B, the transition section B-A, and the main sections A-A. So in practice, the sections should be from bumper to bumper... B ~ B-B ~ B-A ~ A-A ~ A-A ~ A-B ~ B-B ~ B
The joiners are good and solid, the rails are flat and level, connections all look good, wiring is good. One odd thing I've found is the track is getting power even with the control dial turned in the home, 'off' position. If I place a unit on the tracks and the power toggle is selected to on, the unit will run without turning the dial up.
I did contact Bachmann, but the response I received from them was to "Please Goggle online how to set up Bachmann reversing track kit to see how to set up to make sure it is set up right after this and this still will not reverse you can return the kit to us and we will test here for you".
Before I return it to Bachmann, I just want to see if anyone here has any tips or pointers. I think the controller might be DOA, but I've never had experience with auto-reverse either.
Thanks!
Jesse
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