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Re: Switch Track Modification - A better way!
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lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains
Date: 
Wed, 25 Jul 2001 18:53:07 GMT
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I should have titled this thread as "Switch Track Modification (for those of
us that DO, A better way!)"

For myself, my points are automated and I can't allow the point to stall the
motor or blow the switch apart after x switches. The switch must be easy to
switch to avoid the problems. A while slip gear works great once you mod.
the switch. As does Pneumatics.

Dean



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  Re: Switch Track Modification - A better way!
 
You can control motor to move switch point in suitable time by gerneral gear, so that motor is never stalled. Zhengrong (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)

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  Switch Track Modification - A better way!
 
Today I realized that my modified switch track was the wrong way. A right instead of the needed left. After the horror of modifying the first one (I used one that didn't work well, figured it would be best... No so. Nasty, the metal contacts had (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)  

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