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I am just wondering how many of you guys have lots of switches? I currently have 17 switches. All of them are 022 postwar switches. Do you have yours wired up for fixed voltage? You use controllers? Thanks.
Hi. I have a total of 31 switches on my layout comprized of all lionel 022 and 711 switches dating from early post war to mid 50's.
tks.
jim r
My layout is postwar 027 and I have SIX 1122 Remote Switches and FOUR 1022 Manual Switches.
The 1122's have been modified for fixed voltage and I use capacitive discharge circuits for power and are switched with 3 dual 1122 controllers.
On 2 of the 1022 manual switches I have added a simple way of remotely switching them using a very simple small motor and electrical circuit. There is how-to information here:
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/p/154301/1705484.aspx#1705484
I'm redoing the layout to have all seven switches within arms length - they are manual 027 Lionel switches and a few powered-ones but used only manually.
30. Capacitive discharge. 21 controllers, with lots of diode logic.
I've got 6 o27 K-Line switches and 3 o42 K-Line switches on my layout. All of them are remote control and all of them need to be wired still.
J White
I have 12 027 1122 remote controlled switches. I'm not done building yet. I will have maybe another 4.
My layout is 027 tubular and I have 11 switches, all wired for fixed voltage and 4 of them are 042 curves and I use all post war double switch controllers.
Paul
Lots of 027 uses here. Why 027? Just curious. I prefer O scale because I run the bigger postwar locos and they seem to run better on O gauge track. I know its a little more expensive. Thanks.
While still outsized, O27 is not as outsized as O31. It's also easy to cut and available in lots of different radii.
12 switches on fixed voltage.
Right now the layout is nothing but a 4x8 with a single loop of Lionel Fast Track. By this weekend it will be 4x10 and I have enough Super O for an inner loop with two switches for spurs to place operating accessories. Now I also have plenty of O and 10 switches, but don't plan to go that way. Any comments on whether I should use the O.
Tom Cox
I have 15 Gargraves switches, 9 # 100's and 6 072's with Dz2500's switch machine's. We will be adding another 12 switches in a month or so.
Bill
8 - 022, fixed voltage, std controllers;
2 - 072, + 6 - 022, waiting for next phase of layout.
Everything should be rewired when there's time - ha!