Wednesday, 27 December 2017

Kato turnout control switch

They may even be cheaper and you can still tell what position the turnout is in by the up or down of the toggle. Free delivery and returns on eligible orders of £ or more. Kato switch machines are small and reliable. This Note shows how to control these with a . An optional Turnout Control Switch (24- 840) .

Sample setup photos with multiple Turnout Switches.

The controller is connected to the turnouts th.

Sometimes Kato puts the wrong track pieces in with the turnout or the curved track piece will be straight. The Turnout controller (s) are snapped into the side of the Kato power pack. If you are using another brand of power pack then connect the DC Converter wires to the accessory AC terminal, usually 16VAC, on the power pack. DC is fed out the snap connectors. Also includes two Kato turnout control switches.


N CV-Unitrack Compact Set with Crossing. N Unitrack Compact 183mm (7) Radius 45ยบ . Switch -Kat Accessory ( Switch Machine)Decoder. This decoder is designed to control Kato , Lemaco or LGB remote control turnouts.


The Switch Machine outputs are rated for 1A maximum. Lighting outputs are rated at 100mA. Supports the full range of DCC . An just to make things interesting, Kato uses the colors of black and red for their turnout control wires, while Digitrax uses black and red for the power and data bus.


You will make four connections, two connected to the turnout motor and two. KB2DS- Fulgurex Switch Motors. For some reason it is not possible to . Hiding the electric switch throw wires for later use. Safely drill the holes under the track after marking where the track and wire goes and allowing for spa. These connectors can be obtained from Maxx Products.


A kit with housings and pins for one tamiya and one koyosho connector sells for $1. The diagram below illustrates the wiring of these. Wiring for Digital Command Control of model trains using DCC freindly switches.


Note that there are two Kato turnouts listed below.

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