Thanks Steven, Those will work. I was hoping to find similar switches with the more traditional red or black button. - Michael

Greetings, Does anyone know where to buy DPDT latching push button switches, preferably in bulk? Thanks, Michael Boyle

Thanks George, Can I get a copy of the details. - Michael Boyle boyle10017@...

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Hi Don, And "Thank you." Your information is very helpful. I'm using the LEDs to indicate turnout position. I was hoping to avoid running another set of wires from the turnouts to the panel. But it lo

Hi Don, Thanks for the help. I can use either three lead or two lead bicolor LEDs since both are readily available. With the rotary switch we have one of the leads covered, the second going to the pow

Thanks Don. - Michael

Don, I would also like to power only the track in use. I was thinking that I would simply use an ON-OFF switch to each track for that purpose. Is there a better way? - Michael

Don, I have a twelve track hidden staging yard which I have wired, using a 12 pole rotary switch, following Oliver Tansey's MR article, Easy Yard Ladder Control. His instructions look to be identical

Greetings, I hope this finds each of you well. I am wiring a 12 track staging yard. The track bus starts from the left end. To keep the drops reasonably short I'm splitting the bus into two parallel b

Hello Don and Jim, Don, you really had me going. Still seems like there is a way to make that work. Jim, dark will work if I must. I just like the Christmas lights. - Michael

Greetings, I hope this finds each of you well. I'm in need of some help. I've got a hidden staging yard where the Tortoise turnout motors are controlled with a rotary switch. I'd like to use red/green

Hello Robert, Allan has an excellent section on frogs at https://wiringfordcc.com/switches.htm#a21 in the section entitled How to Wire Turnouts. Very relevant if you are using Peco and Atlas. Check it

In the following diagram (a revision of one of Allan’s) the left DPDT switch of the Tortoise sends blue track bus power to either of the blue rails to the right of the turnout. In this case it is powe

How do I insert an image or diagram into a message? - Michael Boyle

Thanks Steve, Unfortunately, these are all Walther's/Shinohara. - Michael

Greetings, I am converting all of my turnouts to "Live Frogs," using the Tortoise Switch Machine. Is there a way to also make these turnouts "Power Routing?" Thank you, Michael Boyle

Steve, You are probably correct. At the 10-12 level I find little difference in the workability and there is a slight decrease in voltage drop. I'll just need to see what the local electrical supply h

Hi Dale, Just checked and I think this (connecting remote indicators) will work very nicely. An excellent alternative. However, if I use the second method (run a 10AWG track buss to the right then spl

Thanks to each of you for your help. As the layout host (during ops sessions), having a centralized, easily visible control panel will help direct me to where the "problem" is. (Each breaker has a lig

Greetings, I hope this finds each of you staying healthy. I have a power district that is just over 40 feet long. This power district is divided into five sub-districts protected by four circuit break