I purchased 24 of these mounts and they look like they’ll do the trick. All in the cost is under $2 each.
I am switching gears a bit and working on another project while I continue other product development. About six months ago I started work on a...
So I've been working on my new layout (DC layout, not DCC) for a while now and just got the idea that I'd like to try and make switching turnouts...
Installed servo showing actuating wire on right hand side of horn and micro-switch on left side. The second mounting screw supplied with the servo...
The kits of servo horns and ferrules as provided with the servo. One of the screws is used with the bracket for securing the servo and I used the...
The bracket kit for 9g servos. The square of double-sided tape is provided for initial set up before screwing the bracket to the baseboard used 4g...
A gap is provided on one end of the cradle for routing the servo cable.
Note hole in the mount - there is one each side of the cradle. This provides the fulcrum point for the turnout drive. The actuation wire passes...
9 gram force miniature servo and SPDT microswitch and Motrak Models servo mount from Tam Valley Depot. The second supplied mounting screw is...
This lead will service several small industries alongside Halland Yard. First servo installed.
The 9g servo has enough torque to throw this SPDT microswitch. The switch is foam taped to the bottom.
With this option, I decided to use all eight outputs of the SMC4 to drive turnouts. 4 Tortoise motors and 4 servo motors. The Tortoise connections...
Before installation. The relays are driven by the stall motor outputs of the SMC4 and will be used to switch frog power.
Installed. The relays are driven by the stall motor outputs of the SMC4 and will be used to switch frog power.
These two servos control face to face turnouts. One of them is a replacement for a Tortoise motor.
I tried a bunch of different methods to make a spdt contact for the servos. This was the most reliable. The steel throw arm brushes the contacts...
The tortoise is quite large compared to the 9g and 3.7g servo.
I converted this plastic box into a housing for one Team Digital SMC4 and its relay driver board plus a Digitrax BD4 which will be used on tracks...