Folks....Now that the Whiteoak Turnouts are sort of back on the market thanks to Kelvin, I'd like to add my two cents worth. I use these turnouts extensively and like them very much. They work just fine on the mighty NYC and I am pleased as punch. However, I must confess to never having modified them for use with DCC. I saw no reason for modifying them and have not changed a thing. DCC works fine with them as well as Soundtraxx sound systems with blowing whistles and chuff-chuff and all the rest. Based on my experiences, I would have to take exception to Dick's comment that "some alterations in gapping are required for DCC". Some folks might have a personal preference for certain gapping methods, but that does not mean it becomes a requirement. It is just an alternative way of doing things. If a turnout works properly with DC, it will work properly with DCC. No doubt about it. Cheers...Ed L.
--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Dick & all > > Thankyou for the kind words about the Whiteoak Turnouts - they are available - > if you ask - I confess I haven't ordered any for a while from my supplier so > the price may have gone up. But they ain't cheap and the £/$ ratio is not in > your favour at present. > > For those who don't know there was a #8, #6 & #4 LH & RH nothing else - Code 100 > FB rail soldered to PC ties as described by Dick. I prefer (almost stipulate) > that you buy a LH and a matching RH. I can take payment by Paypal & US $ check > ....So if you are interested please let me have an indication of what pairs you > would order - and I come back with a price and estimate for shipping. > > Best regards > > Kelvin White > AKA Whiteoakmodels > Oxford > England > > PS Jeff must of been hard up for photos ....to use my old photo on the front of > the latest Dispatch - back then I just had that alcove, now I have a whole > garage - its just as untidy! > > > > > ""White Oak Turnouts -- I am told these are no longer made, but you might find > some available -- maybe from Tom Hawley (who is on this e-list). These, in my > opinion, were the best turnouts ever made for S scale despite some cosmetic > compromises (no spike heads, black ties). Each tie is a strip of PC board. Each > rail segment is soldered to every PC tie it touches. The gauging is perfect. The > PC cladding is properly gapped for regular DC operation (but some alterations in > gapping are required for DCC). The only downside is the installation, and that's > minor. A cardstock shim must be placed beneath each turnout so as to match the > table-top-to-railhead height with Tomalco, Shinohara, and BK turnouts. > > Dick Karnes"" > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
