So you want to try Tomix FineTrack?

[MrLinderman]

Any thoughts what I can use as those items from Plaza and seems everywhere I look is sold out. Should I look for 3M metal strips?

[disturbman]

Yes, that's the speculation: that Kato is selling overpriced 3M metal tape.

I don't know that anyone figured out which one they are. But that would be a useful information to have.

[MrLinderman]

For those interested I have confirmed that a ferros metal placed underneath the switch negates any stray waves and keeps the switch locked in place till the solenoid activates.

 

Tested with 3m, 1mm thick steel flexible non-metalic strip, now I know what can be used to fix the issue ill test some metal strips allot thinner as 1mm isn't really suitable for a flat wood table im doing my testing on, fine if your building on foam as you can carve out a small pocket.

 

Gotta make sure its a metal that is attracted to magnets but not by itself magnetic.

 

Will pop to the hardware store and see if I can get anything thinner, it's also possible the train I have does have the plate installed inside but maybe it's not thick enough or has moved, I might check that also.

 

Video after, also worked on the switch that would fully flip, but did it on the one just blipping for convenience: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Sn2WIYIPShsPazebOWCnRK8i1TnCMCS0/view?usp=drivesdk

 

Video before:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SoJ5fEfITC9GntPBDvBrHX05IaBg1u_i/view?usp=drivesdk

[brill27mcb]

Your solution will probably be less expensive and more readily available than the Kato product, which always seemed like a "kludge" to me. I think they offer this solution only begrudgingly to users of competitor Tomix's track. It was the Kato slotless motor that precipitated this issue, and it is an unfortunate side effect of a truly innovative design on Kato's part.

 

Rich K.