I am new to the hobby and my head is spinning. On the advice of a local hobby store, I went ahead and bought about 7-8 manual switches for some EZ Track turnouts. After buying all the track I needed for the layout, I started putting it together for some test runs and found that I needed to keep a close eye on a couple of switches and often found myself running to the other side of the 4x8 layout to flip a switch.
I want to add either some powered or manual switches (DCC isn't important) into the layout to avoid the run around for a single switch flip. I don't want to throw away the manual switch EZ Track that I got and was hoping that there was a simple fit to fix them as I need to go. I have heard of the Tortoise Switching machine and Blue Point, as well as a few others. Do these work well with EZ Track? Any recommendations on some remote switches? My local hobby store has me pulling hair out.
Thanks,
ExecutorIoh
For simplicity, you might want to purchase one or two powered E-Z turnouts. They are usually cheaper than a Tortoise machine and it saves the trouble of adapting a manual turnout to a Tortoise motor. Hang on to the extra manual turnouts - track plans have a habit of changing over time.
Jim
Old fashioned gasoline engine choke or throttle cables.
Stiff wire linkages.