Fitting A Spring To A Piko Point

[G-force1]

Well, I could be looking for some p/motors soon.

 

[PhilP]

So,
Who has a crib-sheet for point and curve radii between makes then??
Please!!

 

[Gizzy]

So,
Who has a crib-sheet for point and curve radii between makes then??
Please!!

By the power of Google, I found these links....


http://www.lgb.com/media.php/lgb/LGB_Gleissystem-Info.pdf

http://www.piko-america.com/99350_G-Track_Brochure_2013.pdf

 

[ntpntpntp]

So,
Who has a crib-sheet for point and curve radii between makes then??
Please!!

Here's the one I made a few years ago. Probably not totally up to date. I was just trying to get a rough idea of near-equivalence.

 

[PhilP]

Thanks Guys..

 

[stockers]

Good diagram Nick.

 

[davecar]

Thanks for all the helpful comments. I collected my pack of two LGB manual levers from Hattons today. As the PIKO point needed some adaptation I decided to have a practice on a spare R1 PIKO point. I needed to adapt one of the sleepers but the LGB part fitted OK. I then removed the small spring from under the cover on the point as well as the two electric contacts in order to make the point move more freely. The LGB switch works in a fashion. As Owlpool said the tension is not really strong enough to make the point return. It works sometimes and I can see in the weather it will not always pull back, thus defeating the object of the exercise. . Can't see any additional springs for sale in Dragon scale.

any suggestions gratefully received.

Kind regards,

Dave

 

[PhilP]

There might be more available after Christmas... In the Spring Sales!!

Sorry! Couldn't resist..

 

[owlpool]

Im

Thanks for all the helpful comments. I collected my pack of two LGB manual levers from Hattons today. As the PIKO point needed some adaptation I decided to have a practice on a spare R1 PIKO point. I needed to adapt one of the sleepers but the LGB part fitted OK. I then removed the small spring from under the cover on the point as well as the two electric contacts in order to make the point move more freely. The LGB switch works in a fashion. As Owlpool said the tension is not really strong enough to make the point return. It works sometimes and I can see in the weather it will not always pull back, thus defeating the object of the exercise. . Can't see any additional springs for sale in Dragon scale.

any suggestions gratefully received.

Kind regards,

Dave

I'm pretty sure they were from Dragon gscale. Try email ing him

 

[stockers]

Keep it simple!
Maybe a simple spring like this - set outside of the point.

 

[jayiscupid]

Thanks for all the helpful comments. I collected my pack of two LGB manual levers from Hattons today. As the PIKO point needed some adaptation I decided to have a practice on a spare R1 PIKO point. I needed to adapt one of the sleepers but the LGB part fitted OK. I then removed the small spring from under the cover on the point as well as the two electric contacts in order to make the point move more freely. The LGB switch works in a fashion. As Owlpool said the tension is not really strong enough to make the point return. It works sometimes and I can see in the weather it will not always pull back, thus defeating the object of the exercise. . Can't see any additional springs for sale in Dragon scale.

any suggestions gratefully received.

Kind regards,

Dave

Hi Davecar! I found this old post as I am also looking to fit springs to my two Piko points so they return to the set road after something has run through. Did you manage to source a second spring and did you get them working?

James

 

[dunnyrail]

Hi Davecar! I found this old post as I am also looking to fit springs to my two Piko points so they return to the set road after something has run through. Did you manage to source a second spring and did you get them working?

James

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Hi Davecar! I found this old post as I am also looking to fit springs to my two Piko points so they return to the set road after something has run through. Did you manage to source a second spring and did you get them working?

James

Have a look at this thread towards the latest posts.

Eighton Bahn AKA testing testing RhB

Right then a rough track diagram... ...now the names of the various parts have been laid out in today's daily chat, post number 10. https://www.gscalecentral.net/threads/monday-18th-march-2024.320907/#post-720991 Now there is a saying that a map is out of date the moment the surveyor...

www.gscalecentral.net

 

[jayiscupid]

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Have a look at this thread towards the latest posts.

Eighton Bahn AKA testing testing RhB

Right then a rough track diagram... ...now the names of the various parts have been laid out in today's daily chat, post number 10. https://www.gscalecentral.net/threads/monday-18th-march-2024.320907/#post-720991 Now there is a saying that a map is out of date the moment the surveyor...

www.gscalecentral.net

Thanks JonD!

 

[jayiscupid]

you can, but you have to drill a hole for the 2nd screw and cut away the end of a sleeper to accomodate the manual LGB switch.
I've had to double spring the LGB switch to give it enough tension to work like this

I decided to give it a go and it's not difficult and seems to work well with just a single spring. The test will be in the garden on ballast after a year or two of British summer! I removed a small part of the sleeper to slide the switch in and removed the centre spring from the Piko point. I borrowed this switch from another point so will order a pack of new switches for the two Piko points and screw them on properly but the test worked!