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| Since adding motorized switch units to my LEGO track Wyes, I needed to come up with a good control unit. My first was 4 switches built into one box. Then I thought, "Hey! What if I wanted to expand? Add more switches??" Inspired by rtlToronto robot (...) (21 years ago, 21-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Making train switch control unit modularized
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| (...) Dave - the switch is a neat construction, but I couldn't figure out how the motor activates the switch. Could you explain? There is a more compact way of using the polarity switches though. If you poke the tip of a classic space 4-long antenna (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) The bottom of the #5 angle connector goes over the outer bracket on the switch. As like many other motorized switches, the pulleys rotate, moving the #4 axle back and forth, which moves the #5 angle connector back and forth, which moves the (...) (21 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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