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Lionel 437 Switch Tower!!

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Lionel 437 Switch Tower!!
Posted by lionel2 on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 3:43 PM

I have an original 1930's 437 switch tower.  It has (4) 222 switch controllers on it and 6 knife switches.  How does one of these towers wire up?  I know I can control 2 pairs of switches using the 222 switch controllers.  But, what are the 6 knife switches for?  Accessories, lights, buildings, etc??  How do you wire up the knife switches??  I see 2 binding posts to the right on the knife switch on the far right of the building looking at it from the back.  Does it mean that I shut off/on 6 different accessories?  Thanks and any help will do.  If you have instructions or know of a website that has the instruction. 

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