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Re: Point Motor Instructions
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 26 Jan 2002 19:08:44 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Frank Filz writes:
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> What does the lever engage? How easy is it to tell when the turnout is
> at the right location?
The hole at the end of the lever attaches to the top of the standard-issue
yellow point lever. The + shaped hole in the baseplates will seat over the
lever housing in an obvious way.
I usually listen for my points to click, but you might want to set up a flag
arrangement if you can't easily observe the points.
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> I can see the value of building at least a couple of these for our show
> layout. Our layout had one turnout which was basically impossible to
> reach from the inside, and a couple other awkward ones, which resulted
> in switching trains in and out on the outer loop being a generally a two
> person job (though one person standing outside could manage some games
> just by operating that one difficult to reach turnout (which was easy to
> reach from outside the layout).
>
> Frank
Let me know how it turns out!
Jeff Elliott
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| (...) What does the lever engage? How easy is it to tell when the turnout is at the right location? I can see the value of building at least a couple of these for our show layout. Our layout had one turnout which was basically impossible to reach (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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