Turntable

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CP5170

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October 2009
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Posted by CP5170 on Thursday, December 4, 2003 7:11 PM

I did just as suggested. In addtion, I set the maximum speed quite slow so that it moves more realistically. I have not done this yet but was thinking of hooking up the light to the light function so that I would know when that decoder was selected. Incidently, I used the address of 01. I am not using the Zepher system but Chief.

Ken

dhopf1

Member since
December 2001
From: US
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Posted by dhopf1 on Thursday, December 4, 2003 2:31 PM

It can be done. Just use a DH123 decoder and hookup the the motor leads to the turntable motor. A friend of has a Walthers turntable that is controlled by a DH123 decoder. With 128 step speed controll of the decoder, aligning the tracks is really easy. In one of latest Model Railroader(OCT 2003), there is a article on how to do it.

Anonymous

Member since
April 2003
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 4, 2003 11:21 AM

The turntable relys on a power supply to the motor, so depending on the motor's rating (presumably 12v DC, but I've not seen one and can't be sure), you might be able to use a conventional DCC decoder unit and address it like a loco. I'm unsure as to whether there are any function-only decoders that could do this.