Hi there, I have found that AF track likes to collect crud inside the "T" body--that is the area from the top foot of the rail up to the bottom of the railhead. You see it especially on Flyer switches. Even the real stuff has that problem if you have ever looked. While apparently real in appearance for track maybe, I sure hate it. Like Norm of "This Old House" might say, you could make a patterned wood jig to fit that space and then use mounted 400 sandpaper to scrub that area out I have used an inverted short piece of Flyer railhead as a jig to accomplish that on disassembled switches that needed heavy cleaning. It works good. As I have suffered from sinus reactions to any of this work, I highly recommend mask use--even those cheap Walmart Masks will help. If you use vacuums--keep the exhaust aimed downwind! A central house vac system solves that problem--or work outdoors if you have that ability.
One fault with Flyer switches is the eventual loosening of the crimped metal electrical leads tightened on the foot of the rail---which leads to stalling. If the track has tarnished, or is dirty in those locations, you have more headaches to deal with electrically. I still enjoy the switch design which I am sure involved much expense by the company to produce these somewhat complex "Toys". John R [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
