It hascome to my attention that very few people who are getting these new switches are prepared for the plug and play connections they were designed to use and so do not understand this new method of controlling turnouts which Rokuhan developed and patented. The Rokuhan switches are not snap switches, like Atlas, Kato, Peco, Marklin and many others in that you are not applying power to a coil which then repels or attracts a metal core that operates the turnout. This is a new way of operating turnouts and it uses a coil and a magnet and the changing of the polarity of the DC supply voltage changes to the two control wires of the turnout determines the position of the turnout. The easiest way I can describe it's operation is if you took track power and connected the turnout control leads to track power terminals and open the throttle to 10vdc to the turnout and now use the direction forward reverse switch to control the turnout back and forth. So no push buttons but a toggle or slide switch will control these turnouts. I found they would work with the voltage from the power supply set as low as 6 vdc but the Rokuhan Controller specification states it supplies 10vdc to the rurnouts. The internal switch configuration cuts power to the turnout motor once it has reached it's destination at either end of travel preventing burn out. so you don't need to turn off the power to the switch once it reaches is destination. So just a toggle or slide switch that reverses the polarity supplied to the two control wires is needed. It has to be wired like a reversing train/track direction switch in the track power circuit. These turnouts use very little current. When I discovered the hoq the switch operated I suggested To Rokuhan that they needed to develope a module that would take accessory or auxiliary power from just about any power pack or controller and to control their turnouts. So it is being designed to connect to AC or DC aux power from your controller and to put out the required voltage to the turnouts controllers that then snap onto the body of the module or to the side of the Rokuhan controller for a true plug and play system. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGqxMnj8g3E&feature=player_embedded#at=20 here is a video of the outboard switch that can be added to the C001 Rokuhan controller and eventually will snap onto the aux power module for for turnout control. The position of the turnout control lever tells you what it's position is, towards you is straight thru and away from you is the diverging route. In the mean time remember these turnouts are both remote and manual types combined in one so they will work manually until you get the power module or develop your own turnout supply and switch controls. Anyone who need aditional help can connect to me by e-amail direct if you wish. and I will cover this on my nn3.ca web site also with diagrams plus I will ask Rokuhan to supply an English instruction sheet with this information as well and add it to the web site.
