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Model Forum / General / Railroads / July 2008Turntables
I have the Peco turntable, which is adequate to my needs, but bringing the rails to the bridge is proving not wholly intuitive. The plastic thingies they supply are alright in their way, but appear to require the filing of a slot in the rail foot (not an issue, but is that right?). Also the rails will curve as they lead away, putting sideways force on this part of the assembly. Should I pin through the base and solder in some rail joiners instead? Or am I worrying about nothing? Guy  SignatureMay contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound > I have the Peco turntable, which is adequate to my needs, but > bringing the rails to the bridge is proving not wholly intuitive. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Guy Make sure the approach track is straight for 3" or more before it joins the t/t. Would be best if you have 6" or more of straight, but space doesn't always allow this. If necessary, shift the approach tracks, move the points at the other end, etc -- it is essential to have a bit of straight track next to the t/t. Also, bend the flex track to less than the expected radius, and let it spring back to the required radius - that way there will be little or no sideways pressure. However, if it makes you feel better, you can put in a few extra pins, say one every 4-5 sleepers, for a foot or so. They will take up the sideways pressure. HTH Signaturewolf k. >I have the Peco turntable, which is adequate to my needs, but > bringing the rails to the bridge is proving not wholly intuitive. > The plastic thingies they supply are alright in their way, but > appear to require the filing of a slot in the rail foot (not an > issue, but is that right?). My guess is that the turntable has been designed for use with both Code 75 & Code 100 track, and as the latter has a deeper rail section it is necessary to reduce the depth to make it compatible. Just a guess mind. John. > >I have the Peco turntable, which is adequate to my needs, but > > bringing the rails to the bridge is proving not wholly intuitive. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > John. If you _really_ need a curve away from the turntable edge, either use 'set-track' with a pre-formed curve, or solder te rail-ends of flex-track to a rectangle of printed circuit board (about 25mm x 30mm) and screw that down at the edge of the TT. Don't forget to cut a groove to insulate the two rails. John, the Peco TT was around long before Peco code 75 so unless they have altered the moulding ... Regards, Greg.P. >> >I have the Peco turntable, which is adequate to my needs, but >> > bringing the rails to the bridge is proving not wholly intuitive. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Regards, > Greg.P. I bought one and the little bits of plastic were said to accomodate both code 75 and code 100 rail ... or there may have been both supplied, certainly remember reading something in the blub about both rail sizes. FWIW though I've taken my TT out off the current layout because I couldn't lay straight approach roads for it, curved roads were far, far to much trouble in operation. Big loco or anything 6 coupled just derailed far to easily. When I next get it out the approach(s) will be straight for *at least* the length of the longest engine it'll service. SignatureAll the best, Chris Wilson email to cwilson at britwar dor co dot uk, reply address is spamtrapped. http://www.the-dormouse.org The Dormouse Line model railway > I have the Peco turntable Does it play 78s? SignatureMartin S. > > I have the Peco turntable > > Does it play 78s? Slowly...... Cheers Richard Signaturewww.beamends-lrspares.co.uk sales@beamends-lrspares.co.uk I have become... comfortably numb |
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