Atlas Gold Series RS1 DCC & sound detrails!!

[richhotrain]

Right again RICH!

So I placed a level across the tracks at various locations along the curve. At the begining (bottom of original picture) the track is level.

about 1/3 up toward the bridge the outer rail (left looking at the picture) was about 1/16” low. Then it levels out and at the top by the bridge the outer rail was also about 1/16 low. I shimmed the track and low and behold! The loco ran forward, back at step 1 and 14 without any derail. I did this 5 times.

Now i need to permanent affix the track where I pried it out of the ballast to shim it.

Thanks again.

Gary, the permanent solution would be to remove and re-lay the track on a perfectly level surface. The shims should only be a temporary fix. Then run that loco around the track at least 10 times in each of the four movements that I mentioned earlier to be certain that the problem has been resolved.

Rich

[richhotrain]

PS: I did writes to HOGTRAINZ where I purchased the locomotive because although the loco no longer derails, those trucks should make contact evenly on the plate glass and they do not.

I don’t know if there is a fix?

I have to say that I am skeptical of a truck problem. The Atlas Gold Series is pretty well manufactured, so a quality control issue would be unusual.

Even if one or more of the trucks does not completely sit flat on a sheet of glass, as a 4-axle locomotive, the RS-1 should not derail so long as the track is stable and level.

Rich

[rrinker]

If you just set it on the glass, the trucks may not settle front to back, leaving the outboard wheels slightly raised and all weight on the inboard wheels. You need to see if the trucks easily tilt and swivel, if they do, all is well. Push down a little and it should even out on the glass.

The flange is many times the thickness of a piece of paper. If the paper just barely slips under one end and not under the other - that’s NOT the reason it derails.

–Randy

[gdelmoro]

gdelmoro

Right again RICH!

So I placed a level across the tracks at various locations along the curve. At the begining (bottom of original picture) the track is level.

about 1/3 up toward the bridge the outer rail (left looking at the picture) was about 1/16” low. Then it levels out and at the top by the bridge the outer rail was also about 1/16 low. I shimmed the track and low and behold! The loco ran forward, back at step 1 and 14 without any derail. I did this 5 times.

Now i need to permanent affix the track where I pried it out of the ballast to shim it.

Thanks again.

Gary, the permanent solution would be to remove and re-lay the track on a perfectly level surface. The shims should only be a temporary fix. Then run that loco around the track at least 10 times in each of the four movements that I mentioned earlier to be certain that the problem has been resolved.

Rich

Well, I guess that will be the plan. This time I’ll need to take up the cork roadbed too!