pull pull manual turnout control

T

TCH

New Member
Apr 30, 2007
97
0
6
rosebud,victoria,australia
when i started building my own turnouts i started using DPDT slide switches [SS] to operate them .these have worked great for the main layout area which is a shelf type
when i added a staging area i found i couldn`t think of a satisfactory system to operate the turnouts from a distance
i came up with this -
from knobs on the panel at the fascia i have run two wires to a bellcrank at each turnout which then operates the slide switch which operates the turnout. the advantage of the SS is feeding the frog and LED`s etc
i will post some pictures when i work out how to decrease the file size
 
the bellcranks have been made from 1/8" mdf
the knobs made from skewers and 5/16" dowel
i have used wires to the turnouts because i had it on hand. most would probably use fishing line
paper clips have been used for the connections to the SS and to the turnout
 
mike- thanks for the welcome
i saw gary s`s thread which shows his very good method of control
mine is for when it would be difficult to get a solid connection over a longer distance
i didn`t make it clear that two wires are needed for each turnout
1 for each route
thanks for your interest
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom
Back