Multitasking

This lever-style microswitch (obtained through a surplus parts shop) was bonded directly to the underside of the turnout substrate with CA. It is positioned such that the points are held in one route. A spring wire connected to a Tortoise simply presses on the lever to change the route. Thus, there are no direct linkages to design, fabricate and adjust, no point alignment issues to worry about, and no excess forces applied to the turnout parts. The microswitch is also used to change the polarity of the frog and associated rail sections.

Image specs: This image was captured with a Canon 20D digital SLR.

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