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Switching Switches: Turnouts for Double Slips #märklin #modeltrains #ctrack

Anthony Dodge The Model Train Outsider 5,452 lượt xem 2 months ago
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Apologies for a couple typo's in captions which missed editing. I was tired.

In another long video I go through the process of replacing 8 turnouts with 4 double slips, and making them digital. I also use spare decoders from the 8 turnouts and make my HST parking area digital as well.

00:00 Intro and Why the change babble
03:19: Beginning work
07:35 Slips are in but adjust track algorithms
14:51 New alignments mean issues with platforms
17:21 Using leftover decoders and motors to motorize and digitize the HST parking area.
18:47 Showing how it works on my computer with Central Station 3 control/app
31:57 Wrap up and looking ahead

Information to track pieces used or shown in the video:
Märklin C-Track
straight tracks are 24xxx (xxx = length of track in mm. 064, 071, 077, 094, 172, 188, 229, 236, 360)
Turnouts: 24611 (short left) and 24612 (short right)
Double Slips #24624 (motor 74492 included)

Switch Decoder: Märklin 74462 MFx+
Point/Switch Motor: Märklin 74492

#3rail #hoscale #doubleslitexperiment

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