My new little timesaving / timewasting project Canute Road Quay has progressed slowly over the last few weeks. This post brings you up to date with that progress and also the details the modifications that I make to Peco electrofrog turnouts to improve both the appearance and the electrical performance that is especially important as … Continue reading Quay Points… an update re Canute Road Quay and / or improving Peco turnouts
Tag: Cobalt slow acting turnout motors
Controlling Interests #4 looking to ‘turnout’ inprovements
One the benefits of recently changing to slow acting 'stall' type point motors as per my Controlling Interests #3 post, where I describe my fitting of DCC Concepts Cobalt slow acting motors, is that the unprototypical spring and spring housing in the middle of the Peco turnout is no longer needed, removal of this certainly improves the … Continue reading Controlling Interests #4 looking to ‘turnout’ inprovements
Controlling Interests #3 it will ‘turnout’ ok in the end
When I first built Fisherton Sarum I made the decision to use SEEP solenoid point motors to control the turnouts, this was partly due to being familiar with solenoid motors at the time and partially due to cost. In hindsight from both a visual and reliability perspective a mistake. It has become apparent after a … Continue reading Controlling Interests #3 it will ‘turnout’ ok in the end