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Just thought I would post a picture of my completed panel which was realised with all your help. The red switches are power blocks CAB wired to the two controllers. The blue switches are points and indicate the set of the points which is what I was after. Once again thanks for the help https://i.pos...

Upgraded the capacitor to 2200uf and everything works fine. Many thanks for all your help. By the by, I have managed to retrofit the point motors to the already ballasted layout by back drilling. You drill a small navigation hole two sleeper gaps along and then measure back. I was worried that the d...

I've checked all the polarities and they are as you describe. The problem persists with the motor unmounted in free air.

I've copied the wiring set up on this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=041Ji8zBMIw

Would soldered joints be better than a connecting block?

As I said in post #5, I use the one-wire circuit that Brian posted in #9 but with a minor change, all capacitors are 2200uf & if two solenoids as one like a crossover, then I make it 4700uf and always use a 19v DC supply. Hi Ron S. Only just saw your post. Do you think I need the higher rated c...

Hello again So I decided to go with the one wire design (thanks Brian for the diagram) and set up a test rig. I am using a Seep PM1 point motor and a centre off SPDT toggle switch (this was what I had to hand). The nearest capacitor I could find on the Rapid Electronics site was a 1000uf 50V version...

Sorry Brian I didn't see your post before I posted the capacitor/ diode diagram which I think is essentially the same as yours. Thanks again.

Thanks again Brian I looked at your LED/Seep solution on Electrical 3 of your website which is also a possibility but it seems to involve a lot more wires running to each motor. I came across this solution on another forum which I think involves less wiring but is a bit more sophisticated. Do you th...

Thanks for the prompt replies.

Brian the two switch solution might be a goer. Do you have a wiring diagram for this? I'm a very much a beginner when it comes to electrics.

Hound Dog thanks for your suggestion but the Cobalts are beyond my budget.

Hello I am planning to wire up the points on our layout with point motors. The points will be controlled from a mimic panel and I'm trying to make it as user friendly as possible for my two sons. My plan was to place a switch on the control panel at each point location and I was hoping to have toggl...

So it was the points. The connection in the middle of the points, where the outer moving rail pivots, was faulty. It was impossible to get under it to prize it up so I had to solder a bridging wire. Not very pretty but at least it works.

Thanks once again for the advice.