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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: carpediem4570 on January 17, 2026, 03:29:21 AM

Title: MP switch motors from mtb, which one?
Post by: carpediem4570 on January 17, 2026, 03:29:21 AM

Good Morning Folks:

Ya know, the more I look into this railroading stuff, the deeper I keep digging this hole.  Now it’s switches for my turnouts.

As I mentioned in earlier posts, I’m just getting to building a layout.  The turnouts I’m using are atlas snap switches, #850 and #851.

Instead of using the snap switches, I’ve discovered mtb switches.  The latest derivation seems to be mp-4.  However, mtb’s website shows an mp-8 switch, specifically for snap type switches.  And then there are the dp switches which are for dcc operations.  Ugh.

Is there someone out there who can shed some light on these mp switches and which ones would be best to use?

Kind regards,
Max

Title: Re: MP switch motors from mtb, which one?
Post by: carpediem4570 on March 01, 2026, 06:22:56 PM

Well, took the plunge.  Ordered 15 of the mp-8 switch motors.

 From what I have read, this is a motor that can operate, in this case, a switch. With the momentary push of a button, or in this case, the hand held railpro controller, the switch will be activated and a slow movement of the points will occur, as opposed to a snap.

I’ll keep you posted.

Kind regards,

Max

Title: Re: MP switch motors from mtb, which one?
Post by: faithie999 on March 02, 2026, 05:27:59 PM

sounds promising!

Ken