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Nightmare Wiring Switches
A question for readers from Phillip in Chatswood, Sydney, Australia:
“My single track layout will be laid out over 2m by 3m. I’ve never wired switches but read up about it a bit and want to know the pitfalls to avoid in advance. Much appreciated for letting me post this.”
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Are you talking about turnouts or on/off switches? (who was it who said something using the same language but a different vocabulary?)
Sorry Geoff, I am confusing myself with all the stuff I’ve been reading. I’m hopeless at techie stuff. I want to wire in the switches.
assuming you are talking switch motors. are you using twin coil, slow motion or the machines attached to the turnout?
Watch video tutorials on wiring switches (turnouts), I recommend you watch a couple of them.
As always, read the literature. Peco electrofrog and Insulfrogs now have a new sibling – haven’t tried one yet but they might be worth a go.
Peco Unifrog will be best for Nubia.
Which manufacturer’s track are you using? Maybe consider one that has motorized switches. They don’t look as good but the wiring is almost “plug ‘n play”.