How I Do (Wiring a Tortoise Switch Machine)

In this video I will show you how I wire a tortoise switch machine. I with show you how to wire both an LED, and how to wire the tortoise to the turnout.

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[Longshadowsmodeltrees]

I'm glad someone made a video on this, you beat me to it...you did a great job Joe. Bob

[HRA]

I’ve looked at a lot of these and yours is by far the best. Thank you. H

[IMRROcom]

That seriously, is some very expert use of black tape. You should do a video on the use of black tape

[MLWQC]

I need to bookmark this. Thanks for this great "how-to"

[KerleyExpress]

I have a bunch of those to hook up some day.Thank you for showing how too

[davestrains]

Great information Joe. Thanks for sharing Dave

[DA-wqnb]

just getting started how many tortoise machines can you run off of 12v adapter.. my problem is i have 20 on my layout and can't get enough power to them to operate.. please any information will help. Thanks David. PS loved the video

[IronHorseModelRailroad]

Gave him a glass of water. :-0 That's great Joe. I had no idea that wiring a tortoise was this complicated. I'm going to have lot's of turnouts. Do you have to repeat this process for each turnout ? or will any of this work for multiple ones? I'm going to move over from DC soon. The pause in the video where you came in and offered additional explanation was really cool. very effective and attention grabbing. That was a strong part of the video. Brian

[jrsnyder]

Where do you connect the resistor for the led

[stevemoore]

I have a bipolar LED also but I can’t see how you wired it up to the toggle switch. The switch is too small to see in the video. A diagram would be nice.

[chuckguajardo]

Tom Trains, Hi I hope to see you wire up a tortoise onto a three 3 rail Hi buff like myself, Chuckg