Author Topic: Turnout Control with manual switches in addition to AM1  (Read 7920 times)

rayliptak

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Turnout Control with manual switches in addition to AM1
« on: June 01, 2022, 07:31:08 AM »
Hello,

Is there a way to control turnouts thru an AM1 OR with a switch control box?? The old fashioned way. 
The reason for the question is because some of my loco's are controlled by a different controller/non-RailPro so I don't always need to have my HC-2 for a session.  I'd like the option to have to rely solely on the HC-2 for turnout control.

Thanks.   


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Re: Turnout Control with manual switches in addition to AM1
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2022, 09:35:28 AM »
You can, but you will need some other hardware. A similar thing was done in this thread (https://rpug.pdc.ca/index.php/topic,261)  but it used an AM-1 and a DCC board. The DCC board was set up like a "push button" so I can't see why a physical push button wouldn't work. I don't know much about the whole set up from that thread though.

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rayliptak

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Re: Turnout Control with manual switches in addition to AM1
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2022, 06:11:42 PM »
Hi Tim,

Thanks for the info, I'll check out that thread.