04-03-2012, 08:35 AM
I appreciate everyone's comments. 
There are about 42 turnouts on my layout, but only 19 of them come from the main. Only the ones on the main would have locks. I've got an ops session on April 22nd... I think I'll install a couple of locks in strategic locations for now, let the crews use them, and see what the crews think. From the reaction here at Big Blue, it won't surprise me if they don't like them!
As for finding a way around them, the only way would be to unlock and remove the lock on the first pass through, and then not put the lock back on and ignore them for the remainder of the session. With my manual control knobs on the fascia, they would be physically locked out and unable to move with the lock in place. I would put a hasp behind the wood knob and it would lock to a ring on the fascia, preventing the knob from moving:
There are about 42 turnouts on my layout, but only 19 of them come from the main. Only the ones on the main would have locks. I've got an ops session on April 22nd... I think I'll install a couple of locks in strategic locations for now, let the crews use them, and see what the crews think. From the reaction here at Big Blue, it won't surprise me if they don't like them!
As for finding a way around them, the only way would be to unlock and remove the lock on the first pass through, and then not put the lock back on and ignore them for the remainder of the session. With my manual control knobs on the fascia, they would be physically locked out and unable to move with the lock in place. I would put a hasp behind the wood knob and it would lock to a ring on the fascia, preventing the knob from moving: