hi all its the pest again ....... i have 3 kato scissor crossings .... which unlike the peco pl-21 switch 4 pole dt ..... kato does not need that as it only has 2 wires for all 4 point motors .... i want to use a mini toggle for my other peco points
what type of toggle switch would be used on the kato 2 wire point ??????? could i get away with the mini toggles i have
paul
Kato points require a pulse of reversible DC in those two wires.
You need a (ON) OFF (ON) centre off momentary toggle switch (just as you would for a 3-wire Peco point motor), however:
If your power supply for points is DC then you need a DPDT switch cross-wired, as shown on this page
https://www.fiferhobby.com/how-to-make-kato-turnout-control-switches/ (https://www.fiferhobby.com/how-to-make-kato-turnout-control-switches/)
If your power supply is AC then you can use an SPDT switch like you would for Peco point motors and a single pair of diodes. Look on this page at the section "(c) The -Other- Other way". The diagram shows individual push buttons but a momentary SPDT would do the same job as both buttons.
The wiring becomes a bit more complex as you need to connect one side of the pair of wires from the point to create a common return. That can all be done in your control panel so that the wiring from each point to the panel is just the usual pair of wires.
http://t-trakhandbook.com/TTrak.070000000/TTrak.070000000.htm (http://t-trakhandbook.com/TTrak.070000000/TTrak.070000000.htm)
thankyou sir as always grateful for input ... switch duly ordered
thanks again paul
I think @ntpntpntp (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=5885) means a momentary on-off-on switch. IE a non latching switch with off on the centre.
Quote from: Malc on November 27, 2021, 10:53:35 AM
I think @ntpntpntp (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=5885) means a momentary on-off-on switch.
Doh, stupid fingers typed it the wrong way round :) Corrected the original post to (ON) OFF (ON). Good spot.