Level crossing

[jimikelly]

Hello guys !! can anyone help me on how to make my level crossing operate electrically. I'm working in OO scale and would like to get the gates to open and close .regards JIM

[96701]

Jim,

Please have a read of this thread http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/54076-level-crossing-in-oo/ . If that doesn't suit, ask questions around making it suitable.

[jimikelly]

Jim,

Please have a read of this thread http://www.rmweb.co....crossing-in-oo/ . If that doesn't suit, ask questions around making it suitable.

Cheers Phil !!

[jimikelly]

Hi again , I had a look at the article in the Model Rail 168 ,but it didn't have any information regarding how to make them open and close eclectically,this is what I need to know ,how do I do it with motors and switches..does anyone have any information on how do this .

[Guest]

Here's a few pics of a mechanism I made ages ago, the idea of which came from some railway magazine.

The mechanism is designed for two gate operation were one gate moves to the required position, stops, and then the second gate moves, stops. The scalpel in one of the pics, points to where the gate would be attached.

 

Another possibility would be to use two motors and micro switches and probably do away with the mechanism which was a lot of hard work. Servos are also a maybe.

 

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http://www.rmweb.co....2057_461817.jpg

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