Whats wrong with my points?

Garden Railroading
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Hello There,

I have just brought my first ever track for my g scale railroad. I brought some Aristocraft USA curves and straights to make a ring. I also brought a set of electric points for a siding. On my 00 layout if i have a train going round the loop and a train in the siding, the train in the siding dose not move. But on my g scale when i have a locomotive going around the ring and one in the siding it moves. Please can someone tell me what i could do to stop this happening and why its happening…

Many Thanks,

Jake [:D]

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This is because your OO points are ‘self isolating’. Your Aristo points are not. Thus the siding remains powered. regards ralph

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It’s just a difference in conventions between 00 and other scales.

You need one of these to isolate one rail of your siding, and a switch to turn your siding on and off. Look up “Cab Control” on google.

Aristo-Craft part number ART11901.

Well, I’ll be. That’s the first time an image hasn’t posted for me since they changed software.

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Hi Jake, Why dont you change to LGB track and points they cost more I know I use them my points are electrified with an extra bit to put on the end of the point motor you can make your loop dead or alive IE power goes in point direction only. It needs a bit of sorting out If you would like some help email me and I can drop you a email with drawing how to do it[:)]

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In Large Scale I usually turn the loco off, because each loco has its own switch.

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Marty: I have to most hartily agree with this one. Why try to complicate things? Just flip the switch to OFF.

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I`m surprised you dont like a challenge I have electric points with isolation put in then I dont have to stop loco and switch it off All my layout is controled by the train engineer So I kep trains running with out having to put my beer down to turn off a loco[:D]

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There’s a man with his priorities right!!! In my case, it’s a cigar, not a beer. I run DCC, and having all the turnouts remote controlled makes things a lot more fun, especially if I’m under a nice umbrella, and it’t hot over by the turnout!

I run air power to the turnouts, controlled by a DCC accessory controller, but same philosophy.

Regards, Greg

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How do I turn my loco off? The only switches on my bachmann ge 45 tonner are direction change smoke and cab light.

Thanks for the help everyone.

Jake