Greenwich & Magnets

[Scott Rixon]

I went to the Oxford open day today and spent a while talking to someone in front of Ryedown Lane (Amazing layout). We got talking about Greenwich and magnets and I mentioned that I use some smaller ones than the standard Greenwich ones.

Well here is one in the track..



It's these that I'm using.

http://www.first4magnets.com/rectangular-magnets-c35/5-x-2-5-x-1-5mm-thick-45h-neodymium-magnet-0-4kg-pull-p3553

[Frank]

Imteresting idea Scott.

Do you put these on top of the baseboard or do you sink them in at all?   I find that with the standard Greenwich ones it works best if you drill a shallow hole and sink the magnets in a bit.

Frank

[Doug Dickson]

Useful site, thanks Scott, now bookmarked.

Doug

[Scott Rixon]

They are so slim, they just drop between the sleepers. I found some wagons needed a little more wire to activate, just because they were not quite close enough. But that also means that you don't have as much issue with metal wheels etc.

[Frank]

Thanks Scott,

I found it better to sink the magnets a little so as to avoid the metal wheels problem and also to give a slightly longer operating length, so positioning the stock is less critical.

Sounds like these magnets are worth a try.

Frank