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jnorris
 Post subject: Turnout Machines
PostPosted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:44 pm 
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What are folks using to power Fast Tracks turnouts in N scale? I have sampled three commercial products which all seem either too large or lacking in convenient contacts for frog point switching.

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What are folks using to power Fast Tracks turnouts in N scale?


I can't speak for others, but personally I prefer the Tortoise machines for my HO turnouts. These will work well in N scale as well. What is nice about these is they are very powerful, smooth running, draw little power, are easy to install and use, and have all the contacts needed for power routing to the frog.

They are, however, a little on the large size, a trade off that must be made to get all these features.

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