But why should you even need to mess with an oversized method, when you can directly work with the rails? A ground throw can get interesting when you have more than a couple of tracks (yards for instance) - using your pick on the turnout itself seems much simpler.
I'm also trying to avoid complexity, so want to avoid any motors. I've spent too many years at a local club replacing motors to want to deal with them on my own layout. I've used ground throws before and I've used these snap action sprung switch rails on an HO layout, and I much prefer the latter. I'll try Darrell's suggestion for creating my own in S scale. Mark Plank > ----- Original Message ----- > What is wrong with connecting up a turnout to a HO scale caboose > industries ground throw - a little bit overscale but not so much as > to cause sleepless nights! More importantly their use slows down > operation which is a good thing. If you need to electrically > switch the frog - take off the free end of the ground throw - a > wire in tube 'arm' which activates a remote surface mounted > microswitch (the latter you hide under a bush) - it works my last 5 > exhibition layouts had their turnouts wired in this manner. -- ___________________________________________________ Play 100s of games for FREE! http://games.mail.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
