Lieberg Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Quote (see last line - unfortunately doesnt explain how to do it.):A model trackside hut to conceal it Comes with variable extension arm that allows you to position the motor different distances from the track on either side of the point The base of the housing may also be used to mount the motor under the baseboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Since this drawing found on the Internet shows the set up you are trying to acheive. I assume you fit the extension rod first, before fitting the motor to the plate. So you will need to remove the motor from the mounting and start again../media/tinymce_upload/cea0912ab66cb911785bc2e0fbecc58b.jpg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lieberg Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 As simple as that!!!! Many thanks Chrissaf Actually just tried that and the base will not go over the connecting piece, so you have to mount the motor first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Then widen the slot slightly in the mounting plate to let the pin joint pass through it..I've never used these, so have no idea what Hornby intended you to do to fit them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDS Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 The clue is in the 3rd picture. If you are mounting the motor underneath the board, you bend the tabs of the motor out by 90 degrees and then screw the motor to the board, with a washer under the screw head. Use round headed screws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Or as pic 2. You don't need the plastic base, the motor simply clips onto the underside of the point, then twist the 'tags' with some pliers. (That way needs a bigger hole in the baseboard, of course).In the pic 3 version, you fit the extension pin onto the one on the motor, mount the motor under the board, then cut the pin down after fitting the point tie-bar over it. That method just needs a small oval hole in the base, enough for the motor to move full travel either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lieberg Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 Thank you for your replies.It looks like I will have to forgo the use of the housing unit.I do wish that manufcturers would not tell you things that are impossible to do i.e. picture 4, without modifying the housing unit. (Making the hole larger to allow the connecting piece to fit over the rod.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Pretty standard practice to attach the motors directly under the board by bending the tags and using screws and washers. Not sure why the housing base would be used anyway. Waste of the building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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