Replacements for Post War Controllers

I remember a series of articles in CCT on building home made replacement controllers for Lionel accessories. It was years ago.
IMHO, you are going to have to ask about specific items.

IIRC,  it was based on using an old mint container or some such thing as a project box to contain the works. It was quite clever at the time. May be CTT has a search function?

DS Texas posted:

I recently read a post on using a gantry crane on a public display and the discussion led to pros and cons about using various types of  controllers in the display.  I am looking for suggestions (with model/part numbers) for what you have used to replace the controllers for various Post War controllers.  I am also interested in other parts you find useful in wiring your layout. 

I know this may be a broad question but I did not find discussions using the search topics I tried.  If there have been other discussions previously, please provide a link.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience.

See Toy Train Layout Wiring - Advanced for alternate control switches for accessories.  There is more helpful wiring information in the Wiring section of the site.

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