tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post109323594434250833..comments2024-03-28T13:56:50.590+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: For Sale: Clayhanger YardUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-91416962630989738412014-02-28T13:00:47.423+00:002014-02-28T13:00:47.423+00:00Cheers Phil - I mostly worry about DCC shorts cutt...Cheers Phil - I mostly worry about DCC shorts cutting out the whole layout/catching fire...but I should probably just experiment and see what happens!<br />Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164881258876322833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-69507071285699595162014-02-27T21:14:23.502+00:002014-02-27T21:14:23.502+00:00The points on Clayhanger are operated by rods runn...The points on Clayhanger are operated by rods running under the boards. A microswitch hitting these does the polarity thing. Photos here: http://philsworkbench.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/micro-switching-o-guage-points.html<br /><br />To be honest, I doubt that there will be an issue with your method, any short circuit will only exist for a tiny fraction of a second if at all. Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-22245578630756082812014-02-27T11:04:36.603+00:002014-02-27T11:04:36.603+00:00Hi Phil - not an offer on the layout, but a questi...Hi Phil - not an offer on the layout, but a question about it's construction.<br /><br />You mentioned that the points can be operated by manual rod from both sides? I considered doing this on my own layout but as I'm using slide switches to both mechanically move the point and switch the frog polarity it occurred to me there could be problems with short circuiting if one switch clicked over faster than the other. <br /><br />How have you overcome this? Do you use a seperate mechanism for switching polarity?Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164881258876322833noreply@blogger.com