welsh dragon Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Hi to all. As I have mentioned previously that accessory decoders are un available at the moment. I need to set up ten of these motors so I have purchased five, I am told that the mounting of these motors has to be precise can you give me some help, advice and tips for me to carrt out this task. Is it possible to test that the points move correctly after fitting without the decoder just as a test?Kindest regards welshdragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevecamden Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 They have to be flat and allow the point bar to move freely ( that can be tested by hand) Don't screw them down too tightly and adjust the screw tension if its not throwing well. Takes a bit of fiddling with, but actually they are very easy and reliable.If you want to test it electrically before you get the decoder, then just apply 15vDC across either the red/green and black so by reversing the polarity it should throw.Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh dragon Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 stevecamden said:They have to be flat and allow the point bar to move freely ( that can be tested by hand) Don't screw them down too tightly and adjust the screw tension if its not throwing well. Takes a bit of fiddling with, but actually they are very easy and reliable.If you want to test it electrically before you get the decoder, then just apply 15vDC across either the red/green and black so by reversing the polarity it should throw.Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh dragon Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 To Stevecamdon, Thank you for your reply I shall follow your guide lines, and was not sure that you could move the arm on the motor by hand without causing some damage and as being able to check they work with 15 v power source thats great. many thanks again.Kindest regards welshdragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainzcal2001 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 i found that sometimes the arm snags on the sleeper and the point does not throw, i changed the location of the motor by 1 mm and nows its working like a dream also check that all your points have electro point clips is you are operating using DCC, that is all i can suggest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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