I use Tortoise, and LED panel indicators. If you wire them up according to the Tortoise instructions, you don't need resistors (the motor itself acts as the resistor).
--- In [email protected], "Michael" <meldridge@...> wrote: > > I have this on my panels. If you use low current switch motors (Tortoise, > SwitchMaster) it is just a matter of putting two bi-color LED's and a > resistor (or two) in parallel with the wires going to the switch motor, with > the LED's oriented in opposite directions. There are other ways to do this > with auxiliary contacts, or with LED's in series with the motor, but this way > keeps the wiring next to the switch, with only two wires going from the panel > to the motor, and gives you control over the brightness of the LED's. > > -Michael Eldridge > -Modeling stalled: have to catch up in the next couple of weeks on writing a > dissertation > > --- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <bill@> wrote: > > > A friend has panel mounted LEDs that change colors (red & green) when you > > flip the toggle for the switch machine. There are 2 per turnout. This really > > interests me. I will be looking into them when get closer to making my > > panels. If anyone has a source or is familiar with them let us know please. > ------------------------------------ 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/
