This final video provides an insight for beginners into powering point operation on a model railway layout, and a showcase of controllers used to suit the layout you have or are planning. There is a list towards the bottom of the page of a selection of popular makes and types.
Insulfrogs were the basic frog-type that was being used before the introduction of the Electrofrog, and in the early days of model railways was what you’d probably get with some train sets. On DC powered track, a locomotive will travel along picking up power on the stock rail, and as it comes to the little plastic V frog, it will blink out and will not get any power, and then continue on its journey. But this little brown-out area can be a problem for short-wheelbase engines.
The Electrofrog is the exact opposite of the Insulfrog; the whole V -section is metal, and is live, so you need to do a couple of things to set it up first such as insulated track joiners, Turnout motor pins, and a separate power supply and accessory switch.A simple out-of-the-box DC system such as an oval of pre-curved track and a few straight sections powered by a plug-in mains adapter to safely reduce the AC supply to 12-volts of DC current, and a controller to enable the operator to control the speed and direction of a locomotive, or a complete passenger or freight train, provides the basics for the beginner to start his or her journey into the hobby of model railways.
Controllers shown:
Gaugemaster GMC-UD - Twin Track Panel Mounted Controller. 2 x 12v DC at 1.25 amps.
Gaugemaster DS - Twin Track Controller with Brake Simulator. 2 x 12v DC at 1 amp each controlled, both with simulator, 2 x 16v AC at 1 amp for accessories, 2 x 12v DC at 1 amp for accessories.
Gaugemaster D - Twin track cased Controller. 2 x 12v DC at 1 amp each controlled. 1 x 16v AC at 1 amp for accessories, and 1 x 12v DC at 1 amp uncontrolled for accessories.
Gaugemaster Q - Four Track Cased Controller. 4 x 12v DC at 1 amp each controlled. 2 x 16v AC at 1 amp for accessories, and 2 x 12v DC at 1 amp uncontrolled for accessories.
Morley Vortrak Zero Nine – Four Track 12v Controller with built-in CDU, plus two hand-held controllers.
Hammant & Morgan Duette. Twin track Controller. 2 x 16v AC and 2 x 12v DC outlets for accessories, all uncontrolled. Features a Full/Half Wave switch.
Hammant & Morgan Clipper. Single track controller. 1 x 16v and 1 x 12v DC outlet for accessories, both uncontrolled. Features a Full/Half Wave switch.
Hammant and Morgan Multipack DC Controller, This can be added to any of the later style H&M Power Control units, it plugs into the 16v AC side outputs, allowing the user to run an extra circuit or yard area, etc, and can be used with any manufacture’s 12v DC systems.
Smoothflow PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) Kit-built Twin track Controller.
Hornby R965. The most basic controller you will come across, but is slightly better than the old fashioned transformer/controllers in running train at slower speeds.
Hornby R8250. Controls the direction and speed of one locomotive. The Input is 16v AC from a standard wall plug mains transformer (P9000W). Output is 0 - 12V to the track. Later replaced with the R7229.
Notes:
1. Cobalt or Tortoise Point Motors contain changeover switches for frog switching, etc., and work on very low voltage, so quite a few can be used from a 9 or 12-volt power supply.Cobalt iP Digital Motor: DCP-CB6Dip for DCC, and DCP-CB1lp for Analogue.
Ciruitron 800-6006 Tortoise Slow-action Point Motor for DCC, 800-6000 for Analogue.
Music:
Flying in a Dream by Grand_Project - Pixabay user_id:19033897
Photos:
Turnout by Ian Robins - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dales-p... from https://letraindejules.fr/
Peco Spring from / @deanparkscarm
Layout by Dr. Jake - https://www.scarm.info/9g servo from https://www.digitrax.com/
Model Railshow at Glasgow by Magnus Hagdorn - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hagdorned/
Layout in Progress from / fordingbridge from https://fordingbridge-rotary.org.uk/fmr/
Lilliput Cove Model Railway from Victor Marcham.
Other photos by the Author.
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