Dear All,
Who can recommend a quick and simple method of local manual control for Peco 'Mainline' points?
Kindest,
Andrew
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb95uaZN4qg
CP
This is about as simple and local as it gets.
A miniature SPDT toggle switch, a bit of wire and a plastic block for the wire to run in.
This is on a 1970
Here is another example this time using a small SPDT slide switch with brass wire at both ends soldered to a section of rail on its side in a grove in the baseboard with track pins as guides.
This is on another 1970
If you want to go round corners, or need to cover a longer distance, you could use 'wire in tube' (and still incorporate a polarity switch if you want to). I've used old cycle brake cable which works fine.
David.
Thank you everyone. I suppose my next question has to be, who is a good supplier of wire and tubes?
Kindest,
Andrew
Antics supply it: http://www.anticsonline.co.uk/1587_1.html (http://www.anticsonline.co.uk/1587_1.html)
A source of items similar to ones sold specifically for model railway use is Bowden cables or "snakes" for use in radio controlled aircraft: http://www.rcworld.co.uk/acatalog/Snakes-Bowden-Cable.html (http://www.rcworld.co.uk/acatalog/Snakes-Bowden-Cable.html)
An alternative to bowden cables which I have tried successfully is to use a white nylon type small bore tubing that is sold in radio control model shops and fit an appropriate size of piano wire in it -also available from radio control model shops.
Last time I purchased some (a while ago now!) it was an economical solution and easy to use in conjunction with slide switches.
Mick
10 meters of PTFE tube should cost no more than about
Quote from: B.Meldon on November 28, 2016, 12:17
10 meters of PTFE tube should cost no more than about
Many thanks to everyone who has responded - much appreciated.
Kindest,
Andrew