This is what I have bought (rightly or wrongly)
1. Peko PL-11 Side mounted turnout motor
2. peko PL-26R passing Contact switch.
I have had it working from a 12v DC supply and it works no problem, just not enough throw from the particular motor that i have.
I have ECR plastic track which currently has manual points. I have measured the throw on the rails and it would appear that I need a 12mm throw (I think?)
Hope this is what you need.
Once again, thanks
Excellent stuff, and that answers three questions at once.
Peco make 45mm track, but the throw on their 45mm gauge points is shorter than the majority of other manufacturers - I found that out when I tried to use their manual point lever on a different make of track.
12 mm throw sounds quite long, but I haven't used the ECR plastic points, although I was thinking of a cunning plan
Many people who run battery power will still tend to be using brass track, mainly because they bought it when it was a lot cheaper a few years back and have subsequently changed over to battery power.
Phil's suggestion of a bell crank (a right angle arm pivoted at the angle) means that if you have a shorter arm to the point motor, you then use a longer arm to the point mechanism and that will give you a longer throw. It's back to yer school physics EFL, FLE, FEL - in this case E is the short crank (with the rod attached in the picture) F is the fulcrum or pivot screw and L needs to be the furthest hole on the other arm
Just off to do a bit of research on point motors and throw etc etc
EDIT - well, the only one that gives the faintest hint of talking about throw is the Tortoise point motor which says it is adjustable for gauges from Z to G .
Peco make a servo motor PLS-125 which looks as if it ought to have enough throw, and it's cheaper than the Tortoise, but still dearer than the PL-11.
If you're using anything other than a servo point motor, then a Capacitor Discharge Unit (CDU) is a must, particularly if you're going down the crank route - however, you can wire the points quite simply using the passing contact switches so that one CDU will supply all the points on a layout.
