04-15-2009, 08:50 AM
I don't think duct tape would hold up. With mini switches, I think I would try to use a small brass eye bolt that would go around the "handle" of a dpdt switch. Then just solder it to the wire used to control the turnout. The wire would continue past the point where it was soldered to bend and go through the throw bar on the turnout. The eyebolt would throw the dpdt switch only while the wire the eyebolt is soldered to would continue on to throw the points. 2 more eyebolts on either side of the dpdt switch that the cable runs through would hold the eyebolt tight on the switch handle so that the dpdt switch always is thrown with the turnout. I guess I didn't mention it, but the dpdt switch would be mounted under the benchwork.