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jkeaton
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January 2002
From: Ottawa, Canada
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Posted by
jkeaton
on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 1:18 PM
The smallest radius switches I know of are Peco's Setrack switches - if your yard space is tight, they work out to about a no. 2 1/2 - the curving track is close to an 18" radius. That sounds like an Atlas Snap-Switch, I know, but the Setrack switch is much shorter overall than the Snap-Switch.
Jim
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inch53
Member since
February 2005
From: hillbilly hide away and campground C, M-ville,ILL
2,153 posts
yard switches
Posted by
inch53
on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 1:07 PM
I going to rebuld me ho layout if the grand kids let me. Its been up 4 yrs.[ a long time for me]now i'm starting to have wiring an track problems. I need some smaller switches for my yard. Does any body have them ready made with the switche on top. I'm not able to work on my back very well any more. and they at least need to be resonable priced [i can make some manual throws] mike
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/4309
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