Megapoints controller
4mm Polsarrett: BR(S) N Cornwall Clay, The Final Countdown
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Initial thoughts are quite good. I like how you need no extra kit or expertise to set the servos up to drive turnouts (with options to amend throw and speed) and also semaphore signals (options for upper and lower quad, throw and bounce).
Also future proof if you want to go DCC accessory control in the future.
Bonza.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
The videos on EweTube are quite instructive and easier to understand than the paper manual.
GrahameH
Western Thunderer
It is slightly daunting at first but with a bit of time and watching Dave's videos it becomes clear quite quickly I found.
Like Pennycarrot I wired up some switches ( purchased separately ) but I now have some posh levers to use...eventually !
G
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Boom!
Track laying complete
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
And in other news, I remembered that I still have these which were retained when Treneglos was sold 2 years ago.
They were made by Fred Shelton, a friend sadly no longer with us, hence why they were kept. They stopped working during one of the last shows we did. No idea why.
I hooked them up to the Megapoints controller earlier and found that the fault lay with the servos, which made noise but no movement. The servo was swapped out on the co-acting signal and hey presto, all working again.
So the next question is, where should I put them on the layout?
They were made by Fred Shelton, a friend sadly no longer with us, hence why they were kept. They stopped working during one of the last shows we did. No idea why.
I hooked them up to the Megapoints controller earlier and found that the fault lay with the servos, which made noise but no movement. The servo was swapped out on the co-acting signal and hey presto, all working again.
So the next question is, where should I put them on the layout?
Wiring starts
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Should there be something on each approach to the level crossing near the signal box?
JasonBz
Western Thunderer
There should, to work in conjunction with the crossing gates - But I'm not quite sure what or where!
The one I mentioned to the left of the box would cover the crossing in that direction, but there is also the need for something the other way....
The crossing reds are a Stop Signal for when the gates are closed - when they are open (like when trains are passing) they are "not there"
The one I mentioned to the left of the box would cover the crossing in that direction, but there is also the need for something the other way....
The crossing reds are a Stop Signal for when the gates are closed - when they are open (like when trains are passing) they are "not there"