07-22-2010, 08:20 AM
Galen,
The points shift freely, and the Tortoise and connection rod have enough throw, but when I activate the Tortoise only one set of points is thrown all the way. The other set is left in the middle of the throw. When I get back to the layout I'm going to try moving the connecting rods from the Tortoise to the inside position of the bell-crank horns (closer to the pivot). If my thinking is correct, this should give me more throw.
The points shift freely, and the Tortoise and connection rod have enough throw, but when I activate the Tortoise only one set of points is thrown all the way. The other set is left in the middle of the throw. When I get back to the layout I'm going to try moving the connecting rods from the Tortoise to the inside position of the bell-crank horns (closer to the pivot). If my thinking is correct, this should give me more throw.
John