Walthers 130ft Turn Table

[claycts]

Got one NOW WHAT! Has anybody put this monster in yet? If so what are you using for controls the one that came with it or DCC? Looks like it needs its own power supply AND 4ft x 5 ft space! Can you say REDESIGN!! ALso if you have one how hard to make it work smooth. Mine is still in the sealed box.
Thank You
George P.

[Medina1128]

What the heck is a 130' TT???

[Anonymous]

A hundred and thirty foot long troublesome truck, its what thomas and friends use to ship hi and wide loads.




















The new wathers turntable.

[claycts]

Their 130 Ft Turntable. The new big thing.

[Medina1128]

Guess I'm gonna have to go check out this new turntable. I remember years ago, I used an Atlas turntable. It was nice in that you didn't have to worry about polarity, but as for looking prototypical (??).

[selector]

Follow directions, and place it where it best fits, including on a completely redesigned table, if necessary. Will it mate to a roundhouse? Figure that footprint as well.

As for control, it should need only DC or AC from a spare power pack, as the directions indicate, but if you are using DCC, it may require an auto-reverser for polarity problems when the bridge turns 180 deg. Again, your instructions will certainly address both control and polarity. For the cost and sophisitication, it should not need a reverser.

I envy you. My next layout will have one.

[claycts]

Thank you for an intellegent response. I have looked at the instructions and they are for the included controller. I will investigate further on the reveresing function. As far as the Roundhouse it looks like a kitbash is in order. I only bought it becasue it was on the clearence table a hobby shop I was visiting. I think it lists for $299.00 I got it for $125.00 and a SUper Empire Builder for $175.00.
Again thank you.
George P.

[selector]

Wow!! Double wow. You did quite well on both items.

All turntables will reverse the polarity of the bridge track to any other presenting track if the bridge rotates 180 from the direction that the loco entered. For example, if you back onto the bridge, and rotate so that the loco drives off forward into a stall, you will necessarily have reversed polarity, swapping right and left rails as far as the loco is concerned. In one of the Atlas TTs, an auto reverser is included, I believe, or merely obviated by virtue of internal components...nifty idea. I have NOT done any fact-finding on your new table, so I can't say that you won't have to purchase Digitrax's AR.

I am currently using the SEB, and I am quite pleased with it. That statement is an absolute, and not a comparitive as I have not used another DCC set.

Maybe you could post the odd in-progress pic here as you get the beast installed? And report on its utility?

[Pdragon]

George:
I installed mine and am still working the new yard area. The controller that comes with it works fine but it does need a seperate power supply. I'm using the AC output from an MRC power pack. I put the entire yard on 2" foam insulation because that is how they showed the turntable mounted in the 2004 Walthers catalog. As it turned out, it mounted easily and electrical was a snap.
Programming by following their directions was straight forward and the table ran smooth and quiet. The indexed stops are right on the money. I've had everything on it from my small BLI SW's to my H-8 Allegeheny and it still runs smooth and steady. Let me know how it's coming.

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