Finally figured out how to get a Tortoise mounted under the Gatorboard. A few observations:
I had to glue a small square of 1/8" plywood to the underside of the gator board and then I was able to use small brass screws to fix the Tortoise to the plywood. Getting the Tortoise aligned was not easy when doing it alone. Would have been a lot easier if I had a helper.
I also cut out shims for the turnouts from 0.030" sheet styrene and spray painted it black. This is needed to bring the Peco turnouts to the same height as the Atlas code 80 track.
I am using 0.020 music wire to connect the tortoise to the turnout. This is N scale so you don't want a lot of force on the points.
I attached chocolate block connectors to the wires. I will be using both contacts on the Tortoise. One for feedback and one for switching polarity.
I had to glue a small square of 1/8" plywood to the underside of the gator board and then I was able to use small brass screws to fix the Tortoise to the plywood. Getting the Tortoise aligned was not easy when doing it alone. Would have been a lot easier if I had a helper.
I also cut out shims for the turnouts from 0.030" sheet styrene and spray painted it black. This is needed to bring the Peco turnouts to the same height as the Atlas code 80 track.
I am using 0.020 music wire to connect the tortoise to the turnout. This is N scale so you don't want a lot of force on the points.
I attached chocolate block connectors to the wires. I will be using both contacts on the Tortoise. One for feedback and one for switching polarity.