Turntable help

Sorry I can’t help you but at RCS they are very responsive to customer inquiries. Check the website and send a message. There are certain times of day when they respond to phone calls.

This video shows the indexer version you have. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B14M8szst6w

Then more searching and I grabbed this PDF.

Note, this PDF is for the style in the picture above. The one on the Ross website appears to be for a newer version that  is different.

@Vernon Barry posted:

This video shows the indexer version you have. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B14M8szst6w

Then more searching and I grabbed this PDF.

Note, this PDF is for the style in the picture above. The one on the Ross website appears to be for a newer version that  is different.

Thank you. I had found that PDF and it shows how to use the controller, but not how to program it. Same as the video.

@David K. Simpson posted:

Thank you. I had found that PDF and it shows how to use the controller, but not how to program it. Same as the video.

I read it and get a different answer.

I don't know what you mean or think "programming" is for that version of the indexer. It appears to be a fixed interval position of tracks based on first the "home" position. You can program 2 modes

Having to program a model train turntable seems like a technical over kill.

Good Luck

Charlie

Again, steps 3-5 are critical to understanding this style of indexer.

the only "programming" is these function codes.

@Choo Choo Charlie posted:

Having to program a model train turntable seems like a technical over kill.

Good Luck

Charlie

Jokes on you- not much of ANY programming. Even you might be able to pull this one off.

@Vernon Barry posted:

I read it and get a different answer.

I don't know what you mean or think "programming" is for that version of the indexer. It appears to be a fixed interval position of tracks based on first the "home" position. You can program 2 modes

Ross Turntable Controller ver. 4-9-08

The turntable has either 24 (15 o) or 48 (7.5 o) positions. They are numbered 0-23 and 0-47 respectively. The default is number of positions is 48.

Point being, this particular indexer is not where you randomly place a track and then store that position under one of the buttons. It's not that kind of indexer- the new modern version that might be the same that Millhouse River Studios uses is that kind- but that's where the 2nd, clear, and programming comes in- totally different system.

Again, this turntable indexer, you install the table, then power it up to the home position.

Then you decide 24 or 48 possible positions

Then you move to the first position and line your track physically to that position mechanically.

It all makes perfect sense now. Yes, I was reading the “newer” instructions thinking I could put tracks anywhere and then “program” them in. Appreciate you clarifying it for me. Very thankful I didn’t start laying tracks first (which was the original plan). Again, thank you.

@Choo Choo Charlie posted:

Having to program a model train turntable seems like a technical over kill.

Good Luck

Charlie

Charlie,

If you don't tell it the positions then how does the indexer know where to stop in order to line up automatically with your "whisker" tracks?

The obvious answer, and one that may appeal to you specifically, is:  Don't use an indexer.  Spin the table by hand and line them up by eye.

If this were 'N' Gauge we'd probably call that a "fingerstrong" turntable (instead of armstrong in 1:1).

How about "handstrong for 'O'?

Not my style, but it might work perfectly for you.

Mike

We have one of the newer turntables. It basically allows you to program a track anywhere there is room for the track to fit… I think thousands of possibilities but don’t remember exactly and accurate to less than 1/8”… maybe 1/16”.

You program the turntable to the position where the tracks are. The process is very simple and doesn’t take long. We have 17 tracks and can program them in less than two hours.

You might want to call Steve at Ross and discuss the possibility of updating your turntable to the newer system. It works extremely well. Steve has always been quite helpful when we have talked.

Good luck. It should work well either way.

@Bill Webb posted:

We have one of the newer turntables. It basically allows you to program a track anywhere there is room for the track to fit… I think thousands of possibilities but don’t remember exactly and accurate to less than 1/8”… maybe 1/16”.

You program the turntable to the position where the tracks are. The process is very simple and doesn’t take long. We have 17 tracks and can program them in less than two hours.

You might want to call Steve at Ross and discuss the possibility of updating your turntable to the newer system. It works extremely well. Steve has always been quite helpful when we have talked.

Good luck. It should work well either way.

I may just do that. I’ll see how I like it as is and if it bothers me too much I’ll look into updating it. Now that I understand it, I don’t really think it will be an issue. When I get it powered up I’ll see if the built in index positions work for me.