January ‘24 update; installing point / turnout motors, soldering, wiring CDU and switches.
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- January 2024 update. Having bought Peco PL10 second hand point motors with a shortened pin, I tried, without success to add an extended pin from a kit. This didn’t work for me and so I took the decision to by some new point motors. The Gaugemaster PM2 looked a good choice at a good price and so I installed these instead. Having already bought toggle switches, I adapted a key press (the Range) and house the Capacitor Discharge Unit and toggle switches.
Hi Anthony. Tip: Just before snipping the control rod, cover the pin with a piece of cloth to stop the off-cut from flying anywhere - especially into your eye!
Haha cheers buddy, I still haven’t found the tips 👍
Very informative. Point motors are next on my 'Never Ending!' list of things to do. Liked and Subbed. Cheers, Andy
Cheers buddy
Hey! Very informative and nice discussion and walk-through! You worked it well and it looks great!
Thanks Anthony, much appreciated
Great information, I enjoyed watching your video. Have a great day. 👍🏻
Thank you my friend, glad you enjoyed. Thanks for commenting and you too have a good day 👍
Wow that came together very nice
Cheers buddy 👍
Hello Anthony, great job fitting the point motors and i really like control pannel very nicely done.
Cheers buddy
Very nice. Thanks for showing your installation process for the switch machines and controls.
Cheers buddy
Hi Anthony.
Not sure with the Gaugemaster units but with my Peco units I have one push button spring loaded momentary switch in the circuit to the switch panel.
Peco point motors don’t like being continuously powered, they burn out.
I move the turn out switches then push the button.
Cheers Peter.
Hi Peter, yeah there is an option to have a switch on the Gaugemaster PM1 I think but I wanted a separate control panel. Cheers buddy
Hi Anthony great job on the wiring. Theres something very satisfying about watching shrink tubing shrink😅. Those switch motors look simple , do they cost much?
Hi Jerry, thanks for your kind comments, the motors cost about £4.95 so around 6 dollars so not too bad. Take care buddy
cool vid on the channel thanks lee
Thank Lee
you've the radio on in the background
Yeah just realised, will I got into trouble do you think?
I'm Irish and content myself with complaining about Irish people who have the radio on like that, when I'm in the mood.
Have a great build. 🚅
Cheers buddy