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SwitchMaster turnout motors

Ed Loizeaux All Messages By This Member #174848 Gents........ I have 90 of these motors for sale at a 50% discount from the current retail price.? ?Write me for details.?? I'd like to smile if these can find a new good home.? O scale guys really like them.? If you have an O scale buddy, please let him know.? Maybe G scale or #1 scale fellas also. Email preferred.? Phone works.? ? Loizeaux aht SBC // Global daht? net? ? ? 1-650-962-1577 "S"incerely..........Ed Loizeaux -- Ed Loizeaux Los Altos, CA
Bill Lane All Messages By This Member #174858 开云体育 Ed ? They have been different voltages. What voltage are yours? ? Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy, PRSL & Reading in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! ? See my layout progress at: Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join!?? Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL ?
Bob Werre All Messages By This Member #174866 开云体育 Bill,? the machine will work AT a variety of voltages--I think anything above 5v will move them slowly.? My only problem is that I used Rix Racks to mount them (so I can use the micro switches) and that procedure has changed.? Overall I like them, but those green guys work well too.? toggle quoted message Show quoted text Ed ? They have been different voltages. What voltage are yours? ? Thank You, Bill Lane
Ed Loizeaux All Messages By This Member #174868 On Thu, Dec 19, 2024 at 03:05 PM, Bill Lane wrote: What voltage are yours? Bill......... ? To the best of my knowledge, genuine SwitchMaster motors have always been a 3 volt DC Hankscraft motor made in America.? With a resistor in series, they can operate on 12 volts or whatever DC voltage you happen to have.? Here is a quote from the SwitchMaster web site: ? SwitchMaster motors actually operate on just 3 volt DC. A 1200 ohm resistor is included for 12 volt operation.? ? There was a time many moons ago when a cheap knock-off product was offered using a motor from China.? Forgot the name of the company, but the motor was really cheap and did not last long.? ? As an interesting side note, this specific Hankscraft motor was designed for "operating" (moving) display signs in retail stores.? Remember those signs with a dog's wagging tail which actually moved.? The design goal was to have these signs run on a couple of common batteries and have the sign operate for over one week without needing a change of batteries.? As is common, we model railroaders steal good ideas from elsewhere and use them for our own purposes.? It is true that our DCC products could not exist without all the small, miniaturized components contained in cell phones. ? Cheers......Ed L. ? Ed Loizeaux Los Altos, CA

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