Quite a number of years ago I bulit my own turntable what I originally planned to just operate manually.
On a quirk I decided to see if I could make it operate. I bought a ‘gearhead’ big reduction motor unit from these guys,…
https://www.allelectronics.com/pdf-catalog
I just hooked it to a small spare powerpac i had and it worked just great. Just needed a good line of sight.




Did the photos show up??
Yep, they are there. That is one packed and busy railroad. Now I see where your going with you new layout.
Mike.
I know I am late to this post, but I just purchased a Walther’s 130’ turntable. The indexing, so far, has been fine - my BIG PROBLEM is that they say the bridge rails are code 83 AND THEY ARE (I used a caliper to check) BUT they sit a TINY bit lower than the pit rail so I had to grind out a slot for the lead and roundhouse tracks - I AM UPSET!
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