DCC Concepts Cobalt

[Ed Raw]

Good afternoon everyone, Looking into point motors and I have stumbled across the extensive DCC Concepts range. Now for my layout in progress, I was looking to have a Switch-board controlled point system but would love to have the hassle free ability of the frog polarity being switched automatically with the points. Do many of you have experience with DCC Concepts point motors? And if so, does the entire range have the ability to power the frog directly and switch polarity as you throw the switch? The would be the first layout where I have fitted point motors so any advice on the matter would be great!

[Ozymandius]

Hello Ed,
All six points on my (not very big) layout are DCC Concepts Cobalt - probably first generation.  They have been in use for 4-5 years and work well.  DCC Concepts customer service is excellent by the way - it would be worth your while looking at the guides on their website if you decide to think about using their motors - their range is much larger than when I bought mine.

The motors have simple effective spring connectors to enable the motor to switch point polarity, they can also be controlled by a panel (not tried) I control mine via a JMRI PanelPro mimic panel on an old laptop.  The reason I changed motors to Cobalt them was because I can control them via a DCC connection and power supply, not because they have an inbuilt switch, although that was an important factor in my choice at the time. 

I hope this helps
Tony