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snap switches, NCE snap it and snap relays

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Posted by Ken2546 on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 7:00 PM

Thats was what I was thinking. I have 3 snap relays laying around that I have had for many years. Will hook them up when I get time to do so.

Kenneth D. Walton

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 11:47 AM

I would think so.  These units have a built-in capacitive discharge circuit, so they should have enough juice to easily handle two machines.  If you don't have a relay hanging around, try hooking up two snap-switches in parallel to see if it will drive both of them at the same time.  If it will do that, it will drive a snap-switch and a snap-relay.

My suggestion, though, would be to mount the snap-it units as close as possible to the snap-switches themselves.  Long cable runs between the snap-it and the snap-switch/relay will reduce the power available for doing the job.

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snap switches, NCE snap it and snap relays
Posted by Ken2546 on Saturday, January 16, 2016 10:37 AM

On my layout I have Atlas snap switches. Just recently added NCE snap it accesory decoders to operate those switches. Everything works great and I like using my power cab to control everthing. I have 3 switches that are on my main line and would like to use Atlas snap relays to operate switch positon lights. The NCE snap it decoder is more than powerful enough to operate the swicth. I'm wondering if it is capable of operating a snap relay too?

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