Here's a new one for me.

I am building the layout in a finished / heated / AC basement. Track is Code 83, Shinahora that is lightly glued with Phenoseal and track spikes added. Rail joiners are NOT soldered. Switches are not glued.

Average temp in the basement runs about 60 to 70 degrees, with winter temps running about 64 degrees constant in the basement. Humidity runs about 65% average, although I noticed on the cold days here in the Northeast it went down to about 45-50%.

I am using code 100 track in my lower staging yard, mostly because it is less expensive than the code 70 I use elsewhere, and I had a lot of track on hand to use.  

I re-laid my yard throat with Shinohara switches after trying some tight radius Peco switches that didn't work well with my long freight and passenger cars.  I sacrificed some staging capacity in order to get better operation, or at least that was the plan. 

I am having a problem installing a Tortise switch on my main line. The first two went in with little or no trouble; the third one is a royal pain. . . The problem is the adjustment so the switch throws in both directions. Here are the details:

1. The hole is more than big enough for the throw rod travel.

2. The original wire has been replaced with a stiffer piano wire with the correct bend.

3. The switch functions well when not inserted into position (ie. in my hand tested with power).

Hey all,