ATLAS TURN TABLE UPGRADE

Mr Union Pacific posted:

Porsche, THAT LOOKS FLIPPING AWESOME!!!!!!  The ballast looks great too, what did you use?

Thanks !  I used Woodland Scenics Ballast Coarse Gray 32 oz B1389 Super easy to use.  I wired the light from the building to the motor so it lights up when its being used. Super cool !!!  I like the speed of the speed of the motor. I wired in a toggle switch on opposite side of the layout so when I put in in action I can walk around and have time to actually move an engine on or off the turntable with plenty of time before it goes to the next line while its still activated. Not sure I said that right but since you have the same setup Im sure you know what I mean.  Turntable works like it should now thanks to you.

Building fits like a glove and actually looks like it would have been included  with the Atlas table.

Thanks again !

Yep, no doubt about it that is great stuff!  Maybe Atlas will upgrade.  Now don't get me wrong, I would love a turn table from Millhouse River Studios, but I cant swing that.  The Atlas does the trick.

 Guess what came in the mail yesterday oh yeah I had a buddy you ordered for me now it's time to install 

 Also just wondering if I use that little DC AC box that came originally with the turntable is there a way I could control what direction the turntable turns with this motor or not any info would be appreciated thank you 

Are you mounting above or under?

I am still waiting for my D/C motor... the bracket and gear came weeks ago.

 Rick.

I  know I will be using the original A/C to D/C  converter and the atlas twin. I am still running the original set up so all I will change is the motor.

 Rick.

Fantastic bit of engineering work there. The install is neat, functional and looks very nice. The only other thing that I've seen done with the Atlas turntable that adds realism, is when it is painted a flat black.

58 steamer posted:

Are you mounting above or under?

I am still waiting for my D/C motor... the bracket and gear came weeks ago.

 

 Rick.

 

 I'm going Above,  what is the atlas twin? Also I had to wait a week for my motor to ever sense the original posting I think they probably sold out of the motors LOL 

Atlas #210 or a 3 position toggle switch.

I attached the wiring diagram from Atlas.

 Rick.

58 steamer posted:

Atlas #210 or a 3 position toggle switch.

I attached the wiring diagram from Atlas.

 

 Rick.

 Well just did a little test let me know what you think  got you on the toggle switches I forgot about them.

Was just able to fit a scale BB on my turntable.

Looks great.

 Rick.

Awesome work!  I believe my next objective will be painting the turn table either dark brown or black.

On the table and turning.

here a you tube video.

Extremely nice job!

 Had issue with power to the turntable took it apart to find out the springs were Burnt anyways I took a couple pictures of what came with my turntable compared to my buddies turntable seem like there was like an upgrade or something for the connective roller bearing any ideas if there was an update  mine is on the right his was on the left his came in one big piece where mine was just like a barbarian with the spring and then that little metal socket that kind a held in place 

 Also I did try to contact Atlas to see if there was an upgrade still waiting on an answer hope you don't mind me asking you thought I'd ask in case you pulled yours  apart also between mine and his his actually had extra rollers compared to mine 

 Well I got a call from Atlas yesterday and yes they did upgrade those two pieces underneath there they're supposed to be sending me out a couple new ones get back in action.

Mr. Union Pacific,

Thanks for posting this thread. It was a great help to me in installing my Atlas turntable. I used the same motor and gear as you, but I decided to mount the motor under the table. Here are a couple of pictures and a short video of the turntable in operation:

I did have to cut away a small amount of the plastic on the bottom of the turntable so the gear shaft wouldn't hit it.

Very nice.

John that looks great and I like the idea of mounting the motor under the table.  The most gratifying thing is that every time I want to use my turn table, it works.  Before I made the upgrade, I couldn't say that. 

Thanks. I was very frustrated with the performance of the turntable with the original belt. I could get it to work a few times, but the belt would eventually begin to slip.

That is great, John!!  I had one, and was very unhappy with it.  I won't have room on the new layout for a turntable anyway now.  I saw last spring Atlas O was planning to come out with a "new and improved" turntable.    I haven't kept up with it to see if they did.

I talked to Atlas on Tuesday and they informed me that the heavy duty motor assembly from the new turntable they have announced will fit the older turntable.

Thank you so much for this tutorial!  I just did this to my turn table and it works great!