I have a problem, one of the terminals on one of my PECO switch machines broke off, with the wire still soldered to it. And the machine is still on the switch. Do I have to buy a new machine to replace it, or what? And, is the machine hard to take off?
We are talking about the standard PECO under roadbed PL-10 switch machine here aren't we? You should have 4 terminals on the PL-10 switch machine. You should have one wire that goes from one terminal to another and then back to your power pack. This is your common (ground) wire. The other two terminals should have one wire attached to terminal. These are the power (hot) wire/terminals. To do anything with the switch machine it would be a whole lot easier to remove the switch machine from the switch points. Just unbend 4 tabs that are on the top of the switch motor. These tabs go through the switch ties right by the points. Just straighten the tabs up with pair of needle nosed pliers, and the switch motor will fall out. Once the machine is out, check your terminals, the one with the broke off wire can most likely have the wire resoldered directly back to the terminal.
