Ya gotta love Jason, the guy has fun with everything he does.
I thought these were a slow motion machine until I watched that video on YouTube last week, turns out they are more or less a modernized version of the old rotary relays that were popular in the power WWII era - they were available as cheap war surplus so naturally they became quite popular. These are minaturized, and instead of cutoff contacts they have a thermal fuse to keep from burning out the coils. Plus contacts for frog power and signals. Neat how they go in from the top, though I can see that being a bit of a problem in a crowded yard. Might need to come up with some creative mounting methods. The moving targer is just icing on the cake.
Notice in the video you CAN get the spring out of a Peco after it's been installed - thought it is MUCH easier to take out the spring ahead of time.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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That looks like a pretty neat little device. I had never heard of them myself.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
I do, though before your post I never heard of them.
https://rapidotrains.com/switch-machine/
That would be one place.
Trainworld would be another.
Now here is a helix
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Does anyone know where I can buy Railcrew switch machines?