Advice on point control please

[Andrew Emery]

Dear All,

Who can recommend a quick and simple method of local manual control for Peco 'Mainline' points?

Kindest,
Andrew

[cp.409067]

 
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CP

[B.Meldon]

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

[B.Meldon]

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

[clayliner]

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.

[Andrew Emery]

Thank you everyone. I suppose my next question has to be, who is a good supplier of wire and tubes?

Kindest,

Andrew

[Graeme Dunbar]

Antics supply it: 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

[MickT]

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

[B.Meldon]

10 meters of PTFE tube should cost no more than about

[Graeme Dunbar]

10 meters of PTFE tube should cost no more than about

[Andrew Emery]

Many thanks to everyone who has responded - much appreciated.

Kindest,
Andrew