Bachmann item 44879 Dual action lower and raise as train goes through.
had a search but couldn't see any posts on this issue.
This is a nice low cost item which intergrates in the EZ track system and provides a little bit of extra action.
It looks great when a single large engine passes through - booms go down, then come up - obviously not as good as a powered boom triggered well before the train reaches it, but for the low price not bad.
however when you have a train pass through you get a bounce effect of the booms as each car travels across the pressure pad and doesn't have enough weight to hold it down before the next car applies pressure.
As this item has been around for awhile I wondered if anyone had found a way of reducing the bounce
The pad requires enough weight that when a 6 shunter goes over it slowly it can actually cause it to loose contact with the rails.
had a search but couldn't see any posts on this issue.
This is a nice low cost item which intergrates in the EZ track system and provides a little bit of extra action.
It looks great when a single large engine passes through - booms go down, then come up - obviously not as good as a powered boom triggered well before the train reaches it, but for the low price not bad.
however when you have a train pass through you get a bounce effect of the booms as each car travels across the pressure pad and doesn't have enough weight to hold it down before the next car applies pressure.
As this item has been around for awhile I wondered if anyone had found a way of reducing the bounce
The pad requires enough weight that when a 6 shunter goes over it slowly it can actually cause it to loose contact with the rails.