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iamdutch		#1 Posted : 29 January 2025 14:10:39(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 29/01/2025(UTC) Posts: 5 Location: Noord-Holland, Amsterdam		okay so I just got more analouge rails from my pretty old dad lol. one of the switches I got is making a huge spark. I drove the loc one time over it and orange/yellow stars where shooting of. THis is not good Any suggestionS (i cleaned it arl whit whatever I saw in the forum)

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marklinist5999		#2 Posted : 29 January 2025 14:30:27(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/02/2021(UTC) Posts: 3,864 Location: Michigan, Troy		Are the sparks from the slider shoe, or the rails?


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iamdutch		#3 Posted : 29 January 2025 14:38:25(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 29/01/2025(UTC) Posts: 5 Location: Noord-Holland, Amsterdam		I do not really see, but i guess the slider

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marklinist5999		#4 Posted : 29 January 2025 15:22:03(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/02/2021(UTC) Posts: 3,864 Location: Michigan, Troy		Then there is a short between the bottom of the roadbed and either the center studs or rails. Check the alignment of them. Unless it's rust causing the short?


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FastEddie		#5 Posted : 29 January 2025 15:46:26(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 09/07/2023(UTC) Posts: 37 Location: Delaware, Long Neck		If it was a slider problem you would see sparks on other switches. Old M switches are not hard to find on-line or at local train meets, I'd just get another one to replace it.
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1borna		#6 Posted : 08 February 2025 19:16:48(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/12/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,478 Location: Hrvatska		Maybe the ski contacts are too low so it can't rise enough over the rail?
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