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QUOTE: Originally posted by andregg1 Nice pictures guys! Dann I saw that do use old marklin stuff thats right? I have two markling O gauge turnout and they match perfect with lionel stuff. derailiment free! but they are manual. good job Andre.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by daan QUOTE: Originally posted by andregg1 Nice pictures guys! Dann I saw that do use old marklin stuff thats right? I have two markling O gauge turnout and they match perfect with lionel stuff. derailiment free! but they are manual. good job Andre. That's right Andre, I have old Märklin tracks. It's cheap to get and there are is plenty of it around in europe, unlike the Lionel tracks. There are 2 different turnouts. The ones marked with "8" and the ones with "12". It indicates the turnout radius. The 12 ones have a small problem when running Williams engines, but the problem is in the engines themselves. The pickup rollers move downwards too much and get stuck where the tracks leading into the frog. Simply reduce downward movability in the pickup rollers to solve that. The old Märklin switches can't be easily rebuilt for electric operation. I rebuild mine for operation with bowden cable's, which is also working great. The 12 turnout I have is an electric one and only works with one coil. The mechanism inside works like a ballpoint. One push from the coil is curve, the next push from the coil is straight again. Works also trouble free, but an indication on the switches position is not possible when the switch is out of visibility. Derailments are scarce, but if they occur, a slight bending of the guiding rails near the frog is mostly the best solution. See my website for more information.
QUOTE: Originally posted by andregg1 Hi Daan Can you send me your web side address? Thanks in advance. Andre
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