Kaleas switch motor

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Here`s a comparison between a slow moving Kaleas switch motor and the standard fast moving LGB switch motor. Kaleas was previously sold under the name Böhler, so if you want to search the web for more information you will most likely find information with latter name.

First a few pictures of one of the units I have aquired.

Kaleas switch motor type WA1 which has an integrated feedback relay which corresponds to the LGB switch motor with the 12070 supplementary switch addition. The supplementary switch/feedback relay is used to give a feedback of the switch position to a control panel, a PC control program or similar. The Kaleas switch motor is mounted on a LGB adapter plate and then connected to the switch. The switch is a LGB R5.
 

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Re: Kales switch motor

Do you know if it is suitable for out doors use Loco?

Hopefully it is as weatherproof as the LGB motor....
 
I don`t have any experience myself, but I have read that you have to "insulate" the connector pins with a non-conducting silicone or similar to avoid issues outdoors.

Here`s a picture of the pin connector. You have to solder the wires to the pins on the connector, which is a bit more fiddly compared to the LGB (or Piko for that matter) switch motor. The feeback relay pins are not used in this picture.
 

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Gizzy said:
Do you know if it is suitable for out doors use Loco?

Hopefully it is as weatherproof as the LGB motor....
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I tried those outdoors. I wasn't happy with them.
 
I brought a Train-Line 45 motor for a R2 point a couple of years ago as I couldn't get an LGB motor to work with it. The throw on the blades is slightly longer than LGB.

It also had external pins that you soldered wires onto (Not an issue for me, being an Electronic Engineer), so I used heatshrink and mastic to make it water tight.

It is also a slow acting motor, it's DCC and I've been very happy with its operation so far....
 
Gizzy,
Did you protect the motor from the weather under a hut / grounded van body??

Have heard these motors do not like our climate??
 
PhilP said:
Gizzy,
Did you protect the motor from the weather under a hut / grounded van body??

Have heard these motors do not like our climate??
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No Phil, I found it has been fine, but I did ensure it was waterproofed by sealing up any entry holes with an aircraft grade mastic....
 
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