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Subject: 
Re: Switch Track Modification - A better way!
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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 (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)
  Re: Switch Track Modification - A better way!
 
(...) are 5 (...) them (...) is (...) is (...) (23 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? (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)

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