Point Motors - help please

[vannerley]

Part of our garden railway is laid in Aristocraft track and we are having great difficulty in getting reliable operation from their point motors / switch engines.

Would we be better off changing to LGB point motors? Can they be fitted to Aristocraft points? Any other advice please?

Thanks

 

[chris m01]

Yes and yes.

I run Aristo points with LGB motors - this is my preferred option for all points. They just screw into the same holes although you might need different screws.

Click on http://uqr.freehostia.com/control.html and scroll down to see photo of Aristo point & LGB motor.

 

[beavercreek]

I agree with Chris. Whilst Aristo manual controls are better than the LGB equivalent, their motors are not well sealed at all and deteriorate quickly in our climate. Use LGB motors...easy changeover.
The aristo slow-mo motors are nice but unfortunately they too need sealing using silicon etc.

 

[hornbeam]

Agree with the above. You may also want to try the Trainline or Piko ones as well.

 

[DVRR]

I asked the question regarding suitability of Aristo point motors for outdoor use and got a lot of advice......you can find it under "Controls Signals Electronics," Sept 12th.
The conclusion for me is to use LGB point motors.
Sandy

 

[Neil Robinson]

Personally I think one of the best endorsements for LGB point motors comes from Peco.
They produce an adaptor to enable LGB point motors to fit Peco points.

http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=PEPL-8&style=main&strType=g&Mcode=Peco PL-8 < Link To http://www.gaugemaster.co...&Mcode=Peco%20PL-8

 

[vannerley]

Well, that's a pretty clear majority then! Many thanks for the advice.