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Point Motor Switch
George has a question for those with experience on point motors:
“As I am only 11 and been collecting model trains for 2 years, I am not an expert on point motors and since I fitted scenery boards I can’t access points. So I bought an above track Hornby point motor but I needed a Hornby switch to go with it. Which one is it? ON-ON, PASSING CONTACT or ON-OFF?”
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Hi George, the answer is ‘Passing contact’, if you use any other type of switch you will burn out the motor.
Another idea for you could be the stud & probe system, where you have a small version of your layout and studs where your point motors are situated, using the probe make contact with the appropriate stud and the point changes