Train Stops on Märklin 24611 Turnouts

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ABM2020		#1 Posted : 25 December 2024 11:32:39(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 25/12/2024(UTC) Posts: 3 Location: Denmark		Hi everyone, I have a 6-year-old son who has just started exploring the Märklin world, and he recently got 2 used turnouts (model 24611). We’re experiencing an issue where the train stops halfway on the track. I’ve checked the power supply and can’t seem to find a dead spot anywhere. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions to solve this? Thanks in advance! Update now with my name☺️ Best regards Mads

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marklinist5999		#2 Posted : 25 December 2024 13:56:35(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/02/2021(UTC) Posts: 3,866 Location: Michigan, Troy		Clean the tracks, and the turnout frogs. check the tabs and joiners, and if trouble still is, maybe you bought someone elses trouble. Check if they have cut the underside of any tracks tabs,or rails.

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JohnjeanB		#3 Posted : 25 December 2024 14:00:50(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/02/2011(UTC) Posts: 3,550 Location: Paris, France		Hi ABM2020 (A first name would be so much nicer) Welcome to this great Forum as it is great to have you with us. Merry Christmas to all of you. Regarding the switch issue (if the switch is in good shape): - make sure the slider under the loco is perfectly flat (no grove caused by usage and not bent longitudinally) - the center studs are fully protruding from the track bed. They are inserted by force during the assembly but it may happen that the force was not big enough or, during the usage, the "Pukos" (studs) were forced back into the track bed. To correct, you need to remove the motor and decoder, install the switch -upside down- on a cardboard and push firmly and the thick sheet metal that is the line of studs. This is precision work as: - the slider needs to take-off above the rails adjacent to the frog and be protruding enough to be above the dummy studs - the take-off distance is 0.5 mm above the rail Cheers Jean
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Copenhagen		#4 Posted : 25 December 2024 14:02:35(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/04/2019(UTC) Posts: 493 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark		The middle track, the small points, studs/pukos, that the pick up shoe on the locomotive gets power from will often need to be cleaned after not having been used for a long time.

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Goofy		#5 Posted : 25 December 2024 14:14:09(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 12/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 9,273		It´s possible that stud contact on the turnouts are dirt and needs to clean by use extra fine file or sandpaper to scratch the surface (stud contact/pukos).
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mike c		#6 Posted : 25 December 2024 23:14:43(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 28/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 8,217 Location: Montreal, QC		I haven't used my curved switches in a while. I am trying to remember whether I am correctly recalling an issue, but I seem to recall that there was a section of track that was not connected to the return and on some models which had wheel contacts rather than bogie/axle contacts, the locomotive could lose contact with the return (rails) while passing over that portion of the track. As the train passed over that spot, the contact became too poor for the locomotive to continue. Moving the locomotive sideways often helped restore the contact. Having a ground contact that was connected to more than just one wheel/axle avoided this situation. Dust or lint in the return contacts can aggravate this. I am not 100% certain of all details and will have to look further into the matter. What model is your son running? Does it happen in both directions? What happens when the locomotive is inverted 180 degrees? Regards Mike C

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ABM2020		#7 Posted : 26 December 2024 00:44:33(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 25/12/2024(UTC) Posts: 3 Location: Denmark		Hi Mike I will check up on the model but the issue is only on one of the turnovers the other one is working just fine It is on both tracks after the switching function It is like a dead spot and there is also power when I measure the voltage I had a look earlier today and it is like the glider on the train can’t get connecting on the track I was thinking if the pukos (as Goofy calls them) could be worn down? It is used track we bought


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ABM2020		#8 Posted : 26 December 2024 00:47:34(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 25/12/2024(UTC) Posts: 3 Location: Denmark		Originally Posted by: JohnjeanB Hi ABM2020 (A first name would be so much nicer) Welcome to this great Forum as it is great to have you with us. Merry Christmas to all of you. Regarding the switch issue (if the switch is in good shape): - make sure the slider under the loco is perfectly flat (no grove caused by usage and not bent longitudinally) - the center studs are fully protruding from the track bed. They are inserted by force during the assembly but it may happen that the force was not big enough or, during the usage, the "Pukos" (studs) were forced back into the track bed. To correct, you need to remove the motor and decoder, install the switch -upside down- on a cardboard and push firmly and the thick sheet metal that is the line of studs. This is precision work as: - the slider needs to take-off above the rails adjacent to the frog and be protruding enough to be above the dummy studs - the take-off distance is 0.5 mm above the rail Cheers Jean Thanks a lot Jean I have updated the original post with my name I will definitely try this Again thank for the kind reply Best


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Copenhagen		#9 Posted : 26 December 2024 12:40:30(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/04/2019(UTC) Posts: 493 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark		24611 are not curved switches. The studs aren't likely to be worn down. They are a bit higher in turnouts in order to prevent the pickup shoe to make a short circuit.

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