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Thanks guys will have a try next time I'm at home

I am using Peco streamline 75 and I have an crossover with a electro frog point on each leg of it with Colbolt point motors on each point.Now I have sorted the polarity on the points but can I sort the frog of the crossover from the point motor or do I need a switch?.
I'm running on DCC

I am in the planning stage of my new layout going from the shed I'm in at the moment to the spare room in the house so 100 plus points may sound a little unreal but the room is about 12x12 foot and I am going to go right round the outside with at least 4 lines.Its going to be an expensive move but I...

Thanks for that.
So all I have to do is buy one of the pilots for every four point motors and as I'm looking at around 100 plus motors its going to be a little expensive

Thinking about getting one of these and just wanted to know do I need something else to change the points like a decoder of some sort like you have to with the Hornby elite/select.If so how many points can I switch with it.

Thank you I now have a CDU on its way to me.I have a power supply from the Hornby Select that I don't use and its 19v so think I will use it.

I bet most of you know all about them but Ive just found a site selling them and if Ive read it right its just what I was hoping to find.I can now have DCC trains and DC point motors with on-off-on switches and a led to show which way the point is.Magic http://www.blocksignalling.co.uk/ind...duct/vi...

Hornby R3115 West Country class to be exact

Hattons have put it on their site that the Exeter(Think it's the Battle of Britain class)is due in around the 23rd June and I can't wait it's one of the only two steam trains I'm going to get

Thank you Peterm

As per the title why do we have to run a new train on DC first then fit the decoder and run it in again?

I have done a trail run on the bench and I got 7 in a line and with the control at max(the control knob turned right up).The point motors are Hornby and they go on the side of the track do you still think I should be looking for 16v? The track is run with Dcc I just didn't want to drain power from t...

So apart from the fact I brought the wrong underlay(foam) any ideas how to ballast it? Which size ballast to get?

I'm powering my point motors with a Hornby controller from a set and it's DC how many point motors will I be able to wire up to it as they won't all be switched on at once?

Only joking I will post some pictures of my mess as an when I find out how to and when its worth taking a picture