Long distance point control
Re: Long distance point control
Not really looking to do electrics in the garden.. It's not that far away
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Re: Long distance point control
I believe the lever shown in my description at the top of the previous page is a Tenmille point lever (I may be wrong) and it operates a Peco SM32 sprung point via a crank and Omega loop. It works well.
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Re: Long distance point control
Use a stick then
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Re: Long distance point control
Peter,Peter Butler wrote: ↑Sat May 02, 2020 10:14 am I believe the lever shown in my description at the top of the previous page is a Tenmille point lever (I may be wrong) and it operates a Peco SM32 sprung point via a crank and Omega loop. It works well.
Do you think the Tenmille point lever would drive the points through a Bowden cable?
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Re: Long distance point control
Easily.... you would need to make a connection between the multi strand cable and the point slide-bar, but that can be worked out I'm sure. At the point end of the cable I used an electric cable crimp with a small hole to pass over the tie bar upstand (?).... see picture. Not sure the full throw of the lever would be required though, so stops to prevent full travel could be used.Soar Valley Light wrote: ↑Sat May 02, 2020 6:27 pm
Do you think the Tenmille point lever would drive the points through a Bowden cable?
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The cable itself will push equally as well as pull.
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Re: Long distance point control
Thanks Peter,
I appreciate advice from someone as accomplished as yourself who's got some practical experience.
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Andrew
I appreciate advice from someone as accomplished as yourself who's got some practical experience.
All the best,
Andrew
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Re: Long distance point control
That is (genuinely) how I operate the points on my HO module. With the kadee uncoupling skewer. Doesn't work at much more than arms length though.
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