Actuating Turnouts Electrically. G Gauge

Garden Railroading
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Does anyone have ideas for operating Hand made Turnouts We call them Points in Australia.

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Hi davecole
[#welcome]
All my points work on the spanish principle “manuel labour”[:D]
I am religiously avoiding point motors of any sort.
But know eventualy I will have to put some in.
Perhaps you could make cheese knobs or small point levers for the points
You might be able to use Tenmille ones
regards John

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Hello Dave,
Welcome to the forum! How do you want them to operate? Electrically or manual? For electrical LGB makes motors that are good for outdoor use. Manually there is any number of different ways to do it. Check out this website. www.humpyard.com. I ordered these levers myself and they are really neat. Enjoy the forum! Later eh…Brian.
[#welcome]

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EZAire, Tenmille Ground Throws (dang near bullet proof), don’t even think of trying electric outdoors for any length of time. Bugs and dirt and moisture and whatever WILL get into the works.
BTDT.
TOC

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Curmudgeon, Please give a link please EZAire.

Thanks

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Dave

I have several sets of electrically operated points working very nicely.

A few rules

  1. dont have them any less than R3 or you will have trouble with derailments.

  2. Use only LGB their push pull mechanisms are unbeatable and nearly inflaiable.

I have had six sets in and working for some time and have three more in the planning stages. 3 righthand and six left hand. I even have two sets working in tandem of one port for a cross over network.

Where abouts in Oz are you, I live here on Kawana Island on the Sunshine Coast.

Regards

Ian

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Hi Ian,
I live in Marong, just west of Bendigo in Central Vic. I might try the LGB motors as long as they have plenty of Torqe as the points arnt spring loaded.
Cheers
Dave cole

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EZAir is listed on the C&OC website.
http://www.cocry.com/

I have had electics outside.
2 months and they were dead.
Now, if yer in dry, never rain country, with no small bugs, you’d be okay.
But up here, rain, acidic soil, and bugs, I cleaned and cleaned and they finally quit.

TOC

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Davecole
I gather you already have manual ones down. Well as you will hear often from down under ( NZ & australia) as many ready made things are not readily available we have to think outside the square and try different ways to achieve the same, or even better (more robust) results.
Electromagnets that will work of switches or magnetic switches activated by the train.

Good solid electromagnets can be obtained from your local fire alarm company. Down here the fire alarm standard requires a more upmarket alarm so all the old electromagnetric bells are being removed. You should be able to pick up 6v. 12v or 24 bells for next to nothing. Get one and you will see what I mean…If you leave it as a striker arm, and this striker arm works on a lever from the points this should work well.
One each side, building on top, you wont know its there and being above ground and covered it should last a long time.
Tony

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Hi guys,
A lot of this is decided for you by your roadbed. Mine is fine decorative gravel & my one and only point needs checking everytime I use it. For me it has to be manual.
Cheers,
Kim
[tup]

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My father has had LGB electric points for years.(and I mean years).British weather,leaves,cats and my children.They still work fine.
Troy

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If they survive cats, kids and an eighty pound beer drinking dog I’m in! And Ohio winters.[:(]

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You have a photo of that beer drinking dog? [:D]