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Improving Bachmann E-Z Track switches

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I was having a lot of difficulty with my Bachmann E-Z switches derailing cars, and I pinned it down to the points having insufficient tension to stay in place. I disassembled one and discovered the stock spring Bachmann uses inadequate, so I upgraded it. Now the points sit tightly against the stock rails with no movement.

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5 сен 2024

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@henrythesmallz 7 месяцев назад

ended up cutting a large safety pin, worked perfectly

@indigostrickland1384 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this. Super easy fix and worked for my n-scale !!! And it’s ridiculous they continue to sells them knowing the weak spring is basically a total design flaw.

@Eclipse1988 5 месяцев назад

The majority of people would go "screw this, it's broken" and go buy a new one. And as a company, they probably know that so it secures "future purchases"

@johnramirez5996 Год назад

Found the packaging. Still have some in package. It's called K&S precision metals. Have in cpl sizes. The size i have in front of me is .020 have it in .025. And more. They have it in brass aluminum copper and tin to. What i have is music wire. Shapes of metal sold comes in, tubing, rods, strips, and sheets. Great for all hobbies

@migilmor_trains_and_tips 2 года назад

That's a great idea. If you have a Dremel tool and a fine cutting tool, I would suggest trying to make a notch in the stock rails to allow the points to tuck inside the flange. PECO make theirs with this cutout in the stock rails. However I had one that did line up and had to do just that with a PECO switch.

@johnramirez5996 Год назад

You can get spring steel in pks at hobby shops and art supply shops. Bought 2 sizes to repair some of the railings on my diesels. Cheap to. $3 pk.

@DJE2025 2 года назад

Great tip! I have the nickel silver track, the turnouts are slightly better they still leave a lot of room for improvement. I will give your mod a try, thanks for the info.

@bloakar 2 года назад

I think it's a great idea. You did good!

@amrail9163 2 года назад

Thanks!

@Thomas-fp5xf Год назад

Thank you for the tips! I just bought two pair of remote NS on Gray base. Don't know if they work, but for $30.00 the purchase was worthwhile for a static display. No controllers, but I have Atlas, from way back, in the workshop.

@The_Duggler25 6 месяцев назад

Hope you do more videos

@MontanaNorthernRockportRail 2 года назад

Wait a sec, thats a GP9RM and slug! awesome! 👍

@amrail9163 2 года назад

Thanks! Overland units.

@chevymetalchad 2 месяца назад

guitar string would be easy to cut and get several pieces from it if you have multiple turnouts to upgrade

@sgthostile Год назад

Amazon has .020 and .025. Do you think .020 will be stiff enough for this? I tried the .032 like someone said previously and it's too stiff. There's not enough power to "switch" the track.

@DJE2025 2 года назад

I went Hobby Lobby, they have discontinued the 0.025 wire. So I went with the 0.020 & 0.032 music wire I'll give each one a go...

@amrail9163 2 года назад

Please let us know how they work for you!

@garyforestier1118 10 месяцев назад

I had to do the same thing to all 7 of my Bachmann turnouts. I had to also file down the frogs because it was causing derailment issues

@richardkammerer2814 10 месяцев назад

I had to file down as well. Sometimes the points work better if they’re filed as well. As you know, easy does it as it’s a science and an art.

@garyforestier1118 10 месяцев назад

I just heat up the new spring steel, install it and the plastic will harden and hold it in place

@richardnelson-ux1zz 11 месяцев назад

Bachmann makes the worst switches around kato switches are much better

@garyforestier1118 10 месяцев назад

Agreed

@shihanjulio 2 года назад

Where do you find the 0.021 spring wire??? I don't have a sacrificial printer. Very good video.

@shihanjulio 2 года назад

@Drew Smith Hobby Lobby has 0.025" wire. Is that too stiff for electrical switching of the turnouts?

@amrail9163 2 года назад

@@shihanjulio that should be fine, though I didn't find switching them electrically to be all that great. The switch "motor" is fairly weak and I think had trouble throwing even the stock mechanism with sufficient force to lock the points in place. I plan to use them as manual switches only, and if and when I ever build a proper layout I'll be using much higher quality track and turnouts.

@amrail9163 2 года назад

@Drew Smith copper might be a bit too soft depending on how it's alloyed, but it's probably better than the stock spring in any case.