Maximilianshafen

[MarkE]

Hi Thomas, I'm very impressed with your points (switches), are they hand-built? In the UK I've never seen 6100mm radius! In the UK Peco's largest radius point is only 1524mm. 

[ThomasI]

9 hours ago, MarkE said:

Hi Thomas, I'm very impressed with your points (switches), are they hand-built? In the UK I've never seen 6100mm radius! In the UK Peco's largest radius point is only 1524mm. 

Hi Mark!

That's hand-built.

Largest radius point commercially available in H0 is 2200mm from Tillig.

Best Regards

Thomas

[ThomasI]

So, since I'm having the same problem again this year and no solution in sight, I'm about to dismantle everything and find another hobby.
I've spent four summers in a row repairing the switches in the station entrance because they were damaged by the servo twitching when the layout was powered up.
I've tried everything: power and data supply to the decoders via track from the command station.
Only data supply via track and external power supply from the transformer.
All voltages from 12V to 18V from the said transformer.
First turn on the data supply, then the power supply.
Vice versa.
Turn on the decoders one by one.
No matter what I do, after a long break, the servos in the station entrance (and only those!) run amok, destroying the switches and becoming uncontrollable.
Since I don't want to be stuck for another year, without a solution to this problem, I'll resort to demolition and find another hobby. This is just too frustrating and depressing and demotivating.

😭😭😭

[MarkE]

On 24/05/2025 at 14:37, ThomasI said:

This is just too frustrating and depressing and demotivating.

Hi Thomas,

Yes, I also find this hobby frustrating, depressing and demotivating at times. I certainly have a love/hate relationship with my railway! Over the winter, mice have urinated all over my points in my garage, its been very frustrating trying to get them working electrically again, but however much I'm tempted to just give up, after a short break for a few days, the love returns and I normally find a solution to my problem! So keep on in there Thomas, you've achieved so much amazing work on your layout! We all know that building a railway outside is always going to be challenging, but maybe that's why we do it? We really push the boundaries of what's possible and that's what gives us the most fulfilling sense of achievement!!! 

Edited May 26 by MarkE