If cost is high on the list, but you want motors, servo motors from the R/C world are about $9. There was an article on using these in Model Railroad Hobbyist: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/mrh2009-Q3/using_servos. Not to be confused with MR's suggestion of cannibalizing the motors out of servos (yuck!).
My problem is that I think it would be cheap because I would make the servo controller, which would accept DCC accessory commands, momentary contact switches, or a single pole switch. The controller would cost me about $1. Looks like a commercial controller is about $5 per servo. Notice that this is all in the "I would" category, not the "I did" category. It's on the to-do list, but not real high. -Michael Eldridge -San Jose CA (land of electronics) --- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <b...@...> wrote: > What is your switch machine of choice? Why?*** BTW, cost is a factor in the > equation too! > > My mind's eye sees a nice fascia with a running track plan on it and with > turnout controls in place. > But again COST and ease of installation can sway my decision. ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
