Modeling BNSF and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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QUOTE: Originally posted by emdgp92 NYC1, I have about a dozen or so "turtles" wired up similar to how you describe. They have their own power source (an old Bachmann train-set power pack) and power bus. I installed the turtle, then ran a pair of wires out to the layout edge. From there, the turtle is attached to a DPDT slider switch plus a pair of 12V LEDs that have the correct resistors included. When I wired these things, I ran the lights directly off the power switch. That is, there are only 2 wires going to the turtle--all of the other connections are made at the switch--when the switch is flipped, the lights change as the points move.
QUOTE: Originally posted by electrolove Here is a better picture:
Alton Junction
QUOTE: Originally posted by NYCentral1 I have a question about how these machines actually work, as I cannot find an actual website for the company that makes these... So, you wire the machine up to the turnout, then connect it to a DC transformer to power the machine, then can you wire the machine to a switch mounted on the side of the layout to control that turnout? I'm sorry if this question has been asked a thousand times already....