Hall effect or opto sensors would work, then some logic to do the actual switching.
Thanks for all your help in rerofitting the 022 switch tracks.I will keep all your suggestions in mind. mike1
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From: O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum
To: mike1
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 11:39 AM
Subject: Reply By gunrunnerjohn: 022 switch tracks
We look forward to the finished product.
Can you tell me when the change over occurred by Lionel to eliminate the sliding contacts to the micro snap switches? Also, do you know the part numbers of any of any of the parts of the 5165 switches? Any help in this matter would be appreciated. Thanks, mike1
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From: O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum
To: mike1
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 6:37 PM
Subject: Reply By Yardmaster: 022 switch tracks
Mike, Lionel must have just switched over in the past year or so.
I was going through some switches I had just bought, and was cleaning them up, when I noticed they are installing LED's instead of light bulbs in the switch controller and also in the switch motor. Then I noticed the micro switches in the switch motors. Some of the 5165 / 5166 have the slide contacts and some have the LEDs.
Then while reading the forum, I came across your post regarding the micro switches.
If anyone is wondering, the LEDs are solder to circuit boards and mounted in the switch controllers and in the motors. These are not the LEDs that are made to replace the bulbs.
By the way, Lionels website still shows the switch motors with slide contacts!
Hope this helps.
----- Original Message -----
From: O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum
To: mike1
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 3:37 PM
Subject: Reply By Yardmaster: 022 switch tracks
We have a long way to go. Thanks for your help. mike1
----- Original Message -----
From: O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum
To: mike1
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 9:23 AM
Subject: Reply By gunrunnerjohn: 022 switch tracks
To all on the forum interested in my 022 retrofit. any new ideas out there concerning this topic??? I got side-tracked as of late but now I am back on the main line on this topic. If this topic is new to any members please refer to the above comments. Thanks. mike1