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Re: Another Motorized Switch Design :-)
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 15 Dec 2003 02:58:16 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ross Crawford wrote:
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Does the motor stall at each limit?
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Yes, it does. I’ve been using it with this
battery box and all I
need to do is tap on one of the buttons to get it to switch. I’ve also been
running it with LACC with the throw time set to 0.1 second and this works great.
Haven’t tried it yet with a pole reverser, but you probably want to be quick.
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You could probably reduce the “problem cars” issue with an axle connector and
extension (move the motor further away from the switch lever) and reduce the
size of the housing a bit.
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Great observation! That allows the 4x8 house to perfectly straddle the joint
between the switch and the next piece of track. If the 4x6 switch version
doesn’t work out, I’ll put together some instructions with your suggestion.
Mark
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| (...) Ok, Dave is right, this is fun! So, I added the axle joiner and this is what it looks like now: (URL) Moving the housing back allowed the signal arm to be simplified. Since the housing was moved back, there's now more clearance (about 1/2 stud (...) (20 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Another Motorized Switch Design :-)
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| (...) Does the motor stall at each limit? You could probably reduce the "problem cars" issue with an axle connector and extension (move the motor further away from the switch lever) and reduce the size of the housing a bit. ROSCO (20 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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