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RailPro => RailPro Specific Help & Discussion => Topic started by: FoamerGene on July 06, 2023, 06:26:55 PM
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The wonderful feature of an HC-2 controlling turnouts via AM-1b units is seeing the state of the TO's points on the screen. That takes TO contacts wired to the AM-1. Turtle motors and others have those contacts built in, but that's not the case for LGB or PIKO switch motors. What's needed is a waterproof SPDT micro-switch (Amazon) mounted so the TO motor "plunger" flips the micro-switch. I'm developing such a mounting bracket, but wondering if I'm reinventing someone else's wheel? Any experience here?
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Welcome Gene. I see you successfully made a post about yourself.
I don't think your stepping on any toes with your idea; certainly I don't recall any such idea having been bought up here before. That doesn't mean to say such a bracket doesn't already exist somewhere in the world but given the nature of what the brackets for I rekon your going to be fairly safe on that.
- Tim
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Thanks Tim
Someone on the MyLargeScale UG pointed out that both LGB and PIKO offer a DPDT Supplementary Switch attachment for their TO motors. My Googling found them for between $35 and $50. I doubt mine will be even half that!
Gene