 | | Micromotor Point Switcher (!) —Rick Clark
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| | | I've been looking for a new way to do remote point switching. I wanted a system that met the following criteria: 1. Uses an unmodified point. 2. Smaller and more unobtrusive than existing designs. 3. Simple and reliable. 4. Won't tear itself apart (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains) !!
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| | | | | Re: Micromotor Point Switcher (!) —Ben Fleskes
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| | | | | I've played with Rick's solution first hand and I think it is one of the most elegant solutions out there. Ricks' writeup doesn't give himself enough credit for his ingenious design. I especially like how the spear piece is fitted in the slot in the (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Micromotor Point Switcher (!) —Jonathan Wilson
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| | | | | (...) This would allow you to controll the power to the siding (forward, reverse or off) much like a real model railroder would do. (22 years ago, 8-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: Micromotor Point Switcher (!) —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | | (...) Or just have a separate controller for the siding 8?) ROSCO (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Micromotor Point Switcher (!) —Ludo Soete
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| | | | (...) Hi Rick, I guess you 'discovered' the egg of Columbus ! Nice solution and NO modifications at all! Just great. Regards, Ludo (22 years ago, 12-Jun-02, to lugnet.trains)
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