Hi folks:

Ive been away from the hobby for a bit of a while, and I am hoping to get re-started.  Im currently doing some planning.  I am planning to control the turnouts on my layout with servos and servo testers.  My preferred method of control requires the use of an electrical switch to turn on and off the current coming from the pot on the servo tester.  as a result, I am looking for a DCC controlled switch, I dont need anything fancy -- just a simple ON / OFF switch, (or relay)

Thanks

TIM

Hi,

I am having some difficulty finding a replacement motor for my Brass E44A. It is equippes with a Canon EN22 motor (specifically, an EN22-T13N1B/CN22-04301).

For whatever reason, the motor in this unit does not exceed speed step 10 (of 28).

I have several other E44s and i would like to keep them running, but it seems impossible for me to find even just an EN22, let alone one that is double shafted or of the right configuration. I've seen posts elsewhere about using these motors, so i figure there must be a source.

Reviewing the instructions for the Central Valley turnouts it says to glue down the tie blocks to your roadbed as a first step. Can the CV turnouts be built without this step to allow building the turnouts before track laying starts to allow you to stockpile a number of turnouts? Using the FastTracks jigs you can build the turnouts in advance.

So I have a 130' Bowser turntable installed on my new layout. Its not 100% complete however close. It runs nice and smooth however does not have indexing. The other day I picked up a new in the box 130' Walther's DCC Turntable for a 100 bucks at an Estate sale.  It is however the earlier version with the supposed  issues.  I have tested this one and it appears to work fine. So to the quandary. Leave the Bowser in and finish it up or replace it with the Walther's.