Fulgurex or Colbolt
Have just made up a kit of parts for the last pair of legs but a screw shortage means a delay until this afternoon when I can get some more. Also took the opportunity to shorten the locating tangs on the top of the legs. Just need to clear space in conservatory now and can soon have them all put up - all eighteen and a half feet of it.
But a big question now..... I was going to use Fulgurex point motors and have four out of the six I will need but they seem to be in short supply at the moment so will have to scratch around to find the extra two. Now reading a few forums they do seem to get a bit of a bad press and Colbolt seem to get all the glowing reviews so do I just go for six of these?
I have also noticed that there is a handy LED route indication and switch pack for them which would certainly make life easier but could lead to problems in the long run. What I intend to do is to make two identical control panels at each end so that the layout can be operated by either one or two people from each end. The other thing I was thinking of doing was wiring the motors up in pairs (as the track plan is essentially three loops), to rule out the risk of running at a closed point twelve feet away at the other end.
I know that these motors are meant to be left with power on and staled but not completely happy with this so was thinking of using unlatched switches and just holding them down until the point has thrown. My thinking is also that if I do this I will be able to use two switches at either end but wouldn't be able to do so if I used a latching switch (there goes the handy switch pack).
Can anyone think of any problems in doing it like this?
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