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Subject: 
Re: Switch Track Modification - A better way!
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains
Date: 
Wed, 25 Jul 2001 16:13:03 GMT
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Zhengrong Zang wrote:

> You can use a motor to control both New or Old Switch Point easily, there are 5
> switch points in my layout, some are new type and some are old type, all of them
> can be controlled by RCX smoothly!
> I don't know why the modification is needed?

URL to your site?

Dean

> 
> Zhengrong
> 
> Bryan Wong wrote:
> 
> > In lugnet.org.ca.vlc, Richard W. Schamus writes:
> > > I'm trying to make sure that I understand the purpose of the modification
> > > (being the modification guy that I am, I like to know what and why others
> > > modify pieces).
> > > Is the purpose to get rid of the firm 'snap' that occurs when the switch is
> > > thrown from one position to another, so that when an electro-motor force is
> > > applied to the switch, it moves freely?
> > 
> > Yep.  Now a motor can easily control the switch.
> > 
> > -Bryan



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  Re: Switch Track Modification - A better way!
 
(...) I posted some links on this topic just yesterday in another thread. (URL) well. Tim Strutt 8^) ParLUGment #2 (25 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)
  Re: Switch Track Modification - A better way!
 
(...) are 5 (...) them (...) is (...) is (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)

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  Re: Switch Track Modification - A better way!
 
You can use a motor to control both New or Old Switch Point easily, there are 5 switch points in my layout, some are new type and some are old type, all of them can be controlled by RCX smoothly! I don't know why the modification is needed? (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)

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