12-18-2011, 05:56 AM
Yesterday I finally got around to fixing the curve on which my biggest engine shorts. That curve is the absolute minimum recommended radius for the engine, and it's also superelevated and ends directly in a curved turnout, so it has to be spot on in order to function flawlessly. First I loosened the track and repositioned it, only to move the problem area onto the curved turnout. I then ripped up all the old flex track and replaced it with a new piece, taking extra care when forming the curve, and testrunning the engine on the curve several times while the glue was drying. Finally, the third attempt nailed it! 
I also got the wiring fixed, and finished on the underside today. Luckily I didn't have to replace the switch, as it's glued to the turnout motor. I removed the motor/ switch assembly from the turnout, opened the switch and increased the tension of the copper plate inside, that fixed the bad connection.
![[Image: 2058_w1200.jpg]](http://www.hjemstad.no/pics/2011/12/2058_w1200.jpg)
Meanwhile, Vigdis' work on the trestle for her diorama continues.
![[Image: 2059_w1200.jpg]](http://www.hjemstad.no/pics/2011/12/2059_w1200.jpg)
Svein
I also got the wiring fixed, and finished on the underside today. Luckily I didn't have to replace the switch, as it's glued to the turnout motor. I removed the motor/ switch assembly from the turnout, opened the switch and increased the tension of the copper plate inside, that fixed the bad connection.
Meanwhile, Vigdis' work on the trestle for her diorama continues.
Svein