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 Posted - December 28 2012 : 10:19:46 PM
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Anybody have EZ track turnouts? I have constant issues with the crappy things.
I've filed them down at the point and resituated them in different areas of the layout but still have problems about 75% of the time. Any suggestions of what can be done to get my trains working with them? Even my Spectrum can't get through them. wtf.
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Posted - December 28 2012 : 10:28:56 PM
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| Sorry to hear that. I don't have any of them myself, and that's why. Back when I built my last layout (which is gone now, sadly) I did some reading online. I couldn't find anything positive about them. There are numerous posts at other forums regarding the issues people have with them. I've got a few pieces of EZ track to set up for the kids, but for everything else I stick to traditional track. Hope somebody else can help you.
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Posted - December 28 2012 : 10:30:47 PM
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Go get yourself some Kato Unitrack.
It looks better,and works better than the EZ Track.
I got so frustrated with mine I tossed it all in the trash,and bought the Kato track.
Carl T.
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Posted - December 28 2012 : 11:32:14 PM
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I've had problems with my older, larger-flanged locomotives on E-Z track too. I genearlly make sure all switches have a straight track before the points, so that there is less indecisiveness in the routing.
I find that it's a handy temporary track, but like panel track I don't trust it at road speeds.
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Posted - December 29 2012 : 01:27:24 AM
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Seems the switches have NMRA compliance issues. I never had any luck. Kato Unitrack, never a problem!
" Heck with counting 'em rivets, TRAINS ARE FOR FUN! Not called the Mad Scientist for nothing either!"
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Posted - December 29 2012 : 4:30:34 PM
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| Well... thanks for the Kato advice... gonna go buy some and start over. Wished bachmann would of listed the fact that it was garbage on the package. I assume my dynamis dcc control will still work with kato tracks?
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Posted - December 29 2012 : 4:34:03 PM
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Sure will. Just need to make a need adpater for it. I would take the input wires and splice them together. Kato uses a 2-Pin connector under there track for power-to-rail connection. Thats how my N scale uni-track works.
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Posted - December 29 2012 : 4:58:15 PM
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| Thanks RJ! I will splice wires to connector then. My next hurdle will be turnouts.. I hope they work similar to the bachmann dcc turnouts? I'll post up a pic of my new Spec loco in which I am more than happy with!
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Posted - January 02 2013 : 8:25:54 PM
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Can anybody tell me if Kato turnouts will work with EZ track? I know bachmann have plastic connectors but might could remove.
RTR
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Posted - January 02 2013 : 9:46:21 PM
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| Life-Like makes adaptors for their track to connect to other track
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