Adding the 48s to Werris Creek and Willow Tree, I needed to motorize all the Points to make it all work for running the 48s. I had to redo the track for the Diesel Terminal to fit the Peco Point motors, as the initial track layout was done in a hurry & it is hard to reach/see the position of the Points. When I added Willow Tree, I added the Point motors & components as I laid the track & even added the ballast.
Finalizing South Werris Creek & Willow Tree was a real challenge as I had to prepare for a hospital procedure in April that took me out of action & when returning, resulted in a major lack of motivation on the Main North.
I replaced the round table in the Family room with a 2 metre table I had downstairs & 4 chairs I found while walking the streets for exercise that the owner had put out for a council pickup.
All the parts can be purchased from Jaycar: 3.0 mm Aluminum Sheet, 3.0 mm LEDs, LED Bezels & all sorts of Toggle Switches, I used mostly DPDT. If a Semaphore signal is involved, I use a 3PDT unit. I have many Toggle Switches from the layouts I've dismantled including 4PDT units.
To operate the Peco Point Motors I made a 22.0 Volt D.C. home made Power Supply years ago & it located under Broadmeadow. This Power Supply already powers Werris Creek and Port Waratah Control Panels so I just extended the 22.0 Volt feed going out to South Werris Ck, Willow Tree & to West Tamworth.
Using a circuit, I saw in AMRM from John Snow (shown right) - thanks a lot John for making operation of my Peco Point motors easier, I solder 2 x Diodes (IN4004 1 Amp Diodes) & test the Motor & Point at the Bench. Occasionally one Motor needs a little more power, done by adding a second 2,200 uF Capacitor. Two wires are soldered to the "free" end of the two Diodes across the Solenoids. The Negative of the 2,200 uF Capacitors are soldered to the Negative 22.0 Volt Bus with one of the two wires soldered to the Positive of the Capacitor, the other wire to the Control Panel Toggle Switch. These two connections may have to be swapped around to get correct orientation of the Point - done on the final installation.Mounting of the Control Panels depended on the location. The South Werris Ck panel was mounted with a hinge so as it was easily accessible for wiring etc onto two brackets for a sloping Panel. The Willow Tree Panels due to the heavy people traffic in the aisleway, were mounted recessed behind the Fascia similar to how I mounted the Armidale & the Newstan Mine Panels so as they would not be fouled by an Operator. Doing this was a little more difficult but worth the effort.
I moved the South Werris Ck Signal Box further down the Main towards the Station, across from the Turntable. This provided more of a Hill that divides Werris Creek from Willow Tree at the doorway into the garage where Willow Tree is,
Werris Ck & the two Willow Tree Control Panels are installed & working as I wanted them to, with the "route" shown with the appropriate illuminated green LEDs.
At the South Werris Ck Panel I mounted a 3 Terminal 12.0 Volt Regulator powered by the 22.0 Volt supply onto a piece of aluminum for a heatsink, making a 12.0 Volt Bus going to each Control Panel for the operation of all the LEDs & the appropriate 1,000 Ohm resistor. This Voltage Regulator could be bypassed by installing a Resistor dropping the 22.0 Volts to approximately 12.0 Volts for the LEDs. I may add a resistor at the West Tamworth Control Panel, as the Heatsink is hot to touch & the current to the LEDs is 420 mAs.
Constructing the West Tamworth Control Panel.
Using the appropriate Plan I make a Control Panel from the Aluminum Sheet & taped the drawn up "plan" to the Plate. Using a Punch & hammer, I centre popped the location of the all the holes for the Toggle Switches and numerous Green LEDs for route identification,
Drill the appropriate holes - 6.5 mm for the Toggle Switches & 4.3 mm holes for the LEDs.
Then spray paint the Panel Yellow.
Using some 3.0 mm Lining tape purchased from Auto One, join the appropriate holes for the track & add dead ends if necessary. I did make a mistake here, I just blacked out the yellow track - easy.
The first 5 months of 2022 were quite wet with more mold prevalent downstairs. I spoke to a mate that suggested purchasing a Dehumidifier. These were scarce in June but I was able to purchase a Delonghi unit easily moved around the layout with the 4 casters, is now sucking out all the water in the air & hopefully reducing any new mold. Water has to be emptied from the onboard 4.5 litre tank unit but I can connect a hose for continuous draining, if necessary.