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Control panels
Posted by nitroboy on Sunday, June 20, 2004 6:48 PM
I am looking for ideas for my control panel. If anyone has some pictures of their panel, I would like to see them for ideas. Thanks folks!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 20, 2004 10:37 PM
See my posts for the turntable control Panel

http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=16339

I am working on a new one to control the switches in the yard area around the turntable
will be posting soon.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 20, 2004 11:31 PM


Dave, This control panel measures about 28" x 12" and has a hinged lid. I built it out of 1/4" oak plywood. I drilled large ..2" holes underneath to run all the wires in. I made the labels with my Wal Mart Dymo label maker. The sharp looking red toggle switches SPST I bought on Ebay from Apaco Electronics. This is an Ebay store and I have bought lots of switches from him. He ships very fast and takes credit cards. I have a smaller version of this control panel located next to the round house. It has off/on switches for the tracks and DPDT switches for the turntable and the roundhouse doors... Good luck.... Tim

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