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Motorizing 9V switch points (translation from french)
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Hello all,
Here is a small review about the motorization of 9V switch points prepared
originally in French for friends from Freelug. With the help of Didier Enjary
for translation, Gaël Frazier for a final proofreading and Jean-Louis
Bergamo (webmaster of Freelug) for publication. Thank you guys :-)
http://www.freelug.org/article.php3?id_article=186
Enjoy,
Philippe “Frogleap” Label
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| (...) Wow! That's the most comprehensive collection I've yet seen. VERY nice work, and thanks muchly for helping the community out this way. Much appreciated. Spotlighted (and added to the header as soon as I get a chance!) Viva la FREELUG! (I'll (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Comprehensive, but there is a interesting third kind of approach (I propose to call it the minimalist-trend) devised by Rick Clark, and I believe it's not mentioned in your article: (URL) method overrides the switch leaver mechanism completly, (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| Here is another very easy way for your consideration, all you need is the actuator from the 12V points/switch or the 12V automatic level crossings, a short length of string (Lego string is good :-) ) and a dab of glue. (URL) Of course the yellow (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) That's very interesting reading. Thanks. But I've never had to modify points to use my controller design. It does take some time to find elastic bands with the right amount of tension, but it can deliver just enough power to switch an (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Thanks very much for the comprehensive analysis, Philippe. A compendium like yours inspires us all to build other designs, incorporate new ideas with our existing ones, and move the whole effort forward. After reading your reviews, my (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Thanks for the work putting this all together! It's good to know other folks won't have to go through the same hours of searching that I did when I was looking for ideas on doing this. :) One minor note: You don't need to modify the switch for (...) (21 years ago, 11-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Well, like many others, I was completely inspired by this site. I built a controller, put it on my layout and loved it. The only issue I had was that the smallest 9V controller was still too big for one part of my layout--the larger cars and (...) (21 years ago, 14-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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