I've been sidelined for a bit on my MRR, but have been able to get back and do some things. I've had the track work done for awhile now, but I've been unable to devote any time to the next step, which is getting the switching infrastructure in place. This required two things... figuring out how to control the Tortoise switch machines, and figuring out how the Tortoise linkage will work to control the turnouts. I've gotten the latter part pretty well figured out, so it was time to start on the first part.
I've never built a control panel before, but had some ideas, and took my first stab at it. Since it's been so long since I've had a meaningful contribution here, I figured I'd document the process I went through and the results. The link below will take you to the gallery, and if you click on the first image in the upper left, you can get the full size image, and my notes on each step will be in the upper right. The final image is a video demonstration of the panel working (although this doesn't seem to be working appropriately):
Control Panel Gallery
Here's a teaser pic:
And here's the video:
[video=vimeo;83406777]https://vimeo.com/83406777[/video]
I've never built a control panel before, but had some ideas, and took my first stab at it. Since it's been so long since I've had a meaningful contribution here, I figured I'd document the process I went through and the results. The link below will take you to the gallery, and if you click on the first image in the upper left, you can get the full size image, and my notes on each step will be in the upper right. The final image is a video demonstration of the panel working (although this doesn't seem to be working appropriately):
Control Panel Gallery
Here's a teaser pic:
And here's the video:
[video=vimeo;83406777]https://vimeo.com/83406777[/video]
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