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Subject: 
motorized switching rails
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Tue, 14 Sep 1999 13:53:42 GMT
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Hello all. Can someone please point me to a page or two that has examples of
how to motorize a switching rail. The end I want to achieve is to sit with a
controller or two or three to open and close the rails. (Using a pure Lego
method of course.) Thanks.

-Nick



Message has 4 Replies:
  Re: motorized switching rails
 
There are a couple here: (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: motorized switching rails
 
I recall someone talking about removing the friction from a switch rail. Do you know how to open up the rail without damaging it? Eric (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: motorized switching rails
 
Ouch! Nick - please consider using a non-intrusive method of performing remote motorized switch control. I was close to performing the operation on a set of switches myself, when I decided to sleep on it. It bothers me to this day that I came so (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: motorized switching rails
 
The motorized switches I made are very similar to the ones at (URL) fact I refer to them on my site. (URL) must add that the motorized points are somewhat unsatisfying. You must pay careful attention to the point and turn of the motor at the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)

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