These .01uf capacitors were added to several Tortoise turnout motors on my layout to suppress motor brush noise. This noise in the form of spikes...
I have two staging yards on my layout with yard ladders plus each has an additional turnout to create a return loop. I am using my own control...
How to install a turnout DCC decoder and a Tortoise slow motion switch. Two videos in one! [MEDIA]
Question? I have Green Tortoise switch machines and an MRC prodegy advance2 DCC system, with HO Peco electrofrog 83 turnouts. What accessory...
Hi, A pal of mine recently asked me to help with computerising an OO scale layout. We're using a ZTC DCC controller and JMRI on the computer. The...
Hi, Thought I had better introduce myself. I'm Chris, from Rochester, UK near London. A pal of mine recently asked me to help with computerising...
A test installation of turnout position indicators operated by on set of contacts on a Tortoise. The other set provide power routing to the frog....
Access cut and 2 of 4 Tortoise motors installed.
Configured to drive 4 slow motion turnout motors and 4 servo motors.
With this option, I decided to use all eight outputs of the SMC4 to drive turnouts. 4 Tortoise motors and 4 servo motors. The Tortoise connections...
The tortoise is quite large compared to the 9g and 3.7g servo.
Shows wiring scheme for DS64 to Tortoise and seperate control panel
A look between St. Patricks interlocking
A look beneath LT Junction.
or Turnout Test Module installed. This photo shows a yellow indication to signal track is lined to Main 1.
or Turnout Test Module installed. This photo shows a green indication to signal track is lined from Union Wye to Main 1.
