Quote from: njee20 on April 24, 2025, 11:48:26 PMUsually people will use a motor with an auxiliary switch, or wire in a microswtch directly operated by the motor.

... and if you're using manually operated points then the SPDT switch becomes the "lever" for wire-in-tube style of operation

I've certainly experienced the problem where a totally flat battery won't let you power up from the mains until a few minutes have passed and there is a bare minimum of power in the battery.  In the old days then you used to have to go into the bios and reset things if it had been without power that long.

I'm not sure laptops have backup button cells like desktops - I can't recall ever changing one in a laptop.

Quote from: Roy L S on April 25, 2025, 08:07:15 AM

Quote from: GlenEglise on April 24, 2025, 10:36:59 PMI don't mind if it is Farish or Dapol or anyone else, but will we ever see a 6MT Clan produced?

GE

A small class of 10 locos, essentially a Brit with a smaller boiler and 6P power rating, were anyone to make one it would be Dapol, but I suspect not.

Roy

And mainly only seen north of Carlisle. OK, EFE did the 5 x class 41's but they've been on all kinds of wish lists for years and years

I had the same problem with a desk top computer, there was a button battery inside which powers the BIOS. This battery was flat, changing it for a new one cured the problem. I don't know if this will help and how easy it is to access the button battery if fitted,

Geoff

Quote from: GlenEglise on April 24, 2025, 10:36:59 PMI don't mind if it is Farish or Dapol or anyone else, but will we ever see a 6MT Clan produced?

GE

A small class of 10 locos, essentially a Brit with a smaller boiler and 6P power rating, were anyone to make one it would be Dapol, but I suspect not.

Roy

Quote from: Wolfie on April 24, 2025, 04:50:31 PMThanks lads. Ok just to tidy up a couple loose ends. Is the 35mm spacing between tracks from centre to centre, or outer edge to inner edge.

As far as the points go, I'd already planned extra power supplies to different parts of the layout so there's only the points to consider. Is it strictly necessary to change the polarity each time they are used. I can see how it would be easily done with a SPDT switch, but you'd need one for each set of points with all the attendant extra wiring. And remembering to throw the switch each time.

It's track centres.

Usually people will use a motor with an auxiliary switch, or wire in a microswtch directly operated by the motor. You can't have a completely separate switch as you'll have a short each time it ends up out of sync. The changeover needs to  happen as the blades move, unless you chop the points up to completely separate the frog from the blades. Some people do this, but I wouldn't in N. More likely to do damage than benefit.

How interesting! On the ECoS everything is there by default (well up to F20 or so, above that you enable them on a loco-by-loco basis), but with generic symbols you can go and update. That does sound a bit laborious.

Quote from: GlenEglise on April 24, 2025, 10:36:59 PMI don't mind if it is Farish or Dapol or anyone else, but will we ever see a 6MT Clan produced?

If they've not made it previously, they can't RE-RELEASE it as per the title and OP of this thread     

I don't mind if it is Farish or Dapol or anyone else, but will we ever see a 6MT Clan produced?

GE

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