08-15-2009, 01:55 PM
Well I painted the foam and plotted out the location for the signals. I needed to form some basses for the signals to rest on .I gave them a rough shaping out of some plaster , when it drys I'll sand and file them to there final shape.
Now on to the the mechanical end. To power the switch machines ( I'm going to use the old Atlas type ) I used a 16 volt door bell X-former And wired it to a male\female connector that came from a battery back up exit light. This section of the layout will be removable so I will use a different type of connector for track power so they never get mixed up. I will also use some resistors on the switch machine to take some of the violence out of the solenoid so not damage the semaphore.
Now on to the the mechanical end. To power the switch machines ( I'm going to use the old Atlas type ) I used a 16 volt door bell X-former And wired it to a male\female connector that came from a battery back up exit light. This section of the layout will be removable so I will use a different type of connector for track power so they never get mixed up. I will also use some resistors on the switch machine to take some of the violence out of the solenoid so not damage the semaphore.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew