My layout is set-up so if I want to run dc I throw the toggle switch up for dc or if I want to run dcc I throw the toggle switch down for dcc.This switch is double pole and double throw. thank you very much.ace24
I have a double pole , double throw toggle switch for my lay-out. thank you very much.ACE24
Joe Staten Island West
If you have Peco turnouts, the easiest way to remote them is to use Peco switch machines. Peco turnouts have a built-in spring which holds the points solidly against the stock rails. The Peco switch machines are designed with enough power to overcome the spring tension and flip the points over. For any other machines, you would need to physically remove the springs.
The extra power comes at a price. You need more power to drive Peco machines than, say, Atlas machines. The solution for that is a capacitive discharge (CD) circuit. You can buy one, or you can make your own. It's 2 resistors and 2 capacitors, basically, so it's only a couple of dollars worth of parts even at Radio $hack.
Peco machines mount from under the turnout, so they do require a hole in the layout for the machine to fit in. You need to mount them on the turnout before you install it. When I do mine, I put a piece of light cardboard between the machine and the turnout so that I can paint and ballast over it without having stuff get into the machine.
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ace24 ...my layout is dc and dcc...
...my layout is dc and dcc...
Could you describe your setup? On the face of it, you should not be doing what you are doing...DC and DCC don't generally mix on the same layout unless the two run separate routes between which no track access is possible unless isolated with toggles.
ace24 I have turn-outs that I can not reach with my hand'.please help me with diagrams or pictures please. thank you very much.i have 5 turn-outs that is out fo my reach.. ace24
I have turn-outs that I can not reach with my hand'.please help me with diagrams or pictures please. thank you very much.i have 5 turn-outs that is out fo my reach.. ace24
What you cannot reach you cannot manipulate, correct, repair, or replace. Either create better access or placement, or redesign your track plan entirely. Seriously, you must have regular and ready access to all the track system. Even hidden trackage needs periodic access, even when you know it's bullet-proof. Turnouts that are hard to reach will at the least require turnout machines of one kind or another, or remote-control cables or rods.
When you ask about 'hook-up", do you mean activation and control devices, such as the Tortoise, or do you mean electrical, or do you mean whether or not to use joiners?
What is the cheapest way to hook-up peco insulat turn-outs. my layout is dc and dcc. I have turn-outs that I can not reach with my hand'.please help me with diagrams or pictures please. thank you very much.i have 5 turn-outs that is out fo my reach.. ace24