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Re: Proof of a Hoax? (was: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn)
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 2 Apr 2000 00:33:11 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mike Poindexter writes:
Note, I will speak of a hypothetical remote control switch which just happens
to resemble something posted which may or may not be a hoax and which may or
may not be OK to talk about.
> Lar and others:
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> The 8 wides WILL hit that box going through points.
Sigh. Well one could hope that it was done in a modular way. Moving the power
taps as it turns out is actually not that hard. Moving the actuator is.
> My DD40 cannot spur off
> on a set of points unless the actual yellow point switch is removes, as it
> ovehangs on the inside of the curve by too much. The box is way further
> inside. Take a 6x48 train and you will very likely have the same results with
> that remote point box that I have with the point switches. That was why I
> suggested putting the point motor UNDER the switch, as it can be placed
> anywhere and be very large and still remain hidden and not a problem.
Not if you're a plywooder.
Note that for the forseeable future, although I plan to build a module to spec,
my home layout will be table based.
++Lar
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