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.

I have read in several message the statement that

"If you are using E-Z Track, you will find that the turnouts are power routing, i.e. that the track which the switch is not pointing to (either straight or diverging) will not receive power, thus causing the train to stop."
example here http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php/topic,15960.0.html
and here http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php/topic,16858.0.html

Yet the E-Z Track turnouts I have do not cut off the power from the spur line track its not pointing to.

So what's the go?

- I am currently just maually using the flick switch as I won't bother with the AC operation till I make the final layout.
Are they power routing/non-routing if under AC action, not manual?

  My four turnouts came with the 'First railway pack' if that makes any difference which I doubt.