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Westhaven Industrial Rwy. : Servos
My plan is to use servos to move the points of my turnouts. To that end I have ordered a bunch of servos from HobbyKing. I chose one that was recommended by MERG (Model Electronics Railway Group) to use with their kit form of the Megapoints controller. The Megapoints board is a commercial product that was offered to MERG to be made into a DIY electronics kit at a reduced price. I ordered the kit and built it with no problems. It requires a 12v DC source at a minimum of 2A. I am using a switching power supply for that from China.
Speed matching DC locos
I need to reduce the speed on a trolley car to match a 2-8-0, both are new Bachmann, Gcale ,DC. Am thinking this may be done with a resistor? on the trolley car. And no my client does not want to switch to dcc, as this is an elevated layout in a coffee shop and is continuse running. Thought I would ask before I take it apart. Thanks . Daryl
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Westhaven Industrial Rwy. : Turnouts
OK. so between last night and today I built the first turnout for the layout. I used a Fast Tracks filing jig for the frog and points and built the turnout over a paper template and PC board ties. I found the filing went very quickly with the jig held in a vice mounted to my workbench (desk). The frog turned out very well, smooth sailing through that. The points are another matter. While the filing of the points is a no-brainer with the jig, filing the stock rails to accommodate the point rails didn't go so well.
What Font did the Southern Railway(Railroad?) use at the end?
I'm looking for information on what font style they used at or towards the end of the Southern Railway.
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