Purchased a Lionel New York Central Flyer Operating Freight Expansion Pack with a coal dumper. My set runs on O-gauge track, not fas track, but the magnet operation appears to be the same. The coal dumper will not operate. Should it work without fas track, and if so, how?
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The magnet may not have enough punch using track power. Recommend you use an aux power source fixed 10 to 13VAC supply and not track power. There may also be a slight + difference between the track magnet head and the plate on the coal car so that there is insufficient force to release the dump mechanism.