Blaenau North - Control Panel

[B.Meldon]

Brian

I'm well impressed with your 'simple' wine-box control panel. The diagram is so neat and easy to follow and much better than sticking bits of tape on.
Did you use some software to produce it?. Also what are the controllers you used in this unit?  I have to agree with Peter Smith, what a brilliant excuse for buying a box of wine.

Cheers,  Keith

Thanks Keith.

The entire idea of this layout is to keep things simple.

The outline track plan was drawn out by hand using a pencil, ruler and a compass. Including the section lines.

I then scanned it, made the lines darker and added the colour in-fill using photo editing software. (Paintshop pro 7).

But I suppose that last bit could have been done by hand as well.

I then cut it to size and laminated it.

I used the plan as a template to locate the switches. Each section switch is a SPDT with centre off.

The points on this layout are rod operated from switches on the back of layout.

Brian Meldon

[berryr99]

I suppose one would have to bite the bullet and force oneself to drink the wine so that the box could be used.

Sort of a sacrifice for a higher principle !

Its a good idea. I don't drink these days but I will start going round a few car boot sales to see what there is in terms of wooden boxes.

I struggled with my last panel as regards doing the diagram ( I used paint and tape) but this idea is really good - I would never have thought of laminating it.

Bob B.