Has anyone motorised one of these? Do they have a centre pivot hole
and do they have any fixing arrangements for the track?
Is there any damning critiscism?
Regards
- posted 12 years ago
Dapol Turntable
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- posted 12 years ago
: Has anyone motorised one of these? Do they have a centre
pivot hole
: and do they have any fixing arrangements for the track?
:
: Is there any damning critiscism?
:
Are you talking about the ex Airfix kit, if so then yes, yes, no (but you don't really want them anyway IMO). Indexing for alto-stop etc. can be achieved by using (under the base board) a disc wheel/cam, mounted on a 'centre dive axle' and micro switches or wipers and contacts. IYSWIM. It is possible but is not an 'open the box, shake it out and hay-presto we have a working turntable' sort of thing, some modelling, basic mechanical and electrical knowledge is needed.
Are you talking about the ex Airfix kit, if so then yes, yes, no (but you don't really want them anyway IMO). Indexing for alto-stop etc. can be achieved by using (under the base board) a disc wheel/cam, mounted on a 'centre dive axle' and micro switches or wipers and contacts. IYSWIM. It is possible but is not an 'open the box, shake it out and hay-presto we have a working turntable' sort of thing, some modelling, basic mechanical and electrical knowledge is needed.
- posted 12 years ago
No, yes and yes in that order. It would probably be easier to get the
indexing set up and then lay the track to the index positions from
what I've read of indexing the Peco turntable.
Guy
- posted 12 years ago
ed
Thanks for the input. I have access to motor/gearbox direct drives
at 2 rpm and plenty of reed sw/magnets so with a pair of relays
indexing is no problem. I have a Peco with oa piece missing! and
thought the basic plasic bits might well be fashioned into a
functional unit but photos do not give much detail -- even so the
outline is more realistic than the Hornby and far far cheaper than
others from the HO world.
- posted 12 years ago
"Sailor" wrote
You'll need to do a lot of reinforcing to the deck part of the turntable for it to be a practical proposition for turning anything but the lightest loco.
John.
You'll need to do a lot of reinforcing to the deck part of the turntable for it to be a practical proposition for turning anything but the lightest loco.
John.
- posted 12 years ago
[ob. Dapol TT]
The Peco one is a lot more rigid, for sure. Guy
The Peco one is a lot more rigid, for sure. Guy
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