Turntable Control
The turntable speed and direction controller was initially designed for the Millhouse Studios Turntable. It is available as either a hand-held unit, or with the components for panel mounting as shown below. It requires an input voltage of 12-22 VAC for normal operation. This controller will work with any motor driven accessory requiring a voltage range of 1.5 VDC to 12 VDC. The smaller voltage is the stall voltage for the motor drive and provides a very slow bridge movement allowing you to manually stop the bridge as the tracks line up. Other Voltage Ranges are available upon request.
This capability is much more affordable than a fully indexed controller and easily allows for visual alignment of the tracks. To date this item has been used on several Millhouse Turntables, a Bowser turntable, bridge controllers and other motor driven applications.
For an example of variable speed control and direction on a Millhouse Turntable:
The sounds heard are the motor and direction switch action.
The sequence shown is as follows:
- Switch to CCW, ramp up speed to max
- As bridge approaches track, reduce speed to minimum
- As bridge aligns, turn switch to stop
This controller will work with the Dallee Indexing electronics. Instructions are included.
The heart of the control unit is a high efficient switching regulator. This unit has also been used to operate a bridge with the potential for other applications requiring a wide range of DC output voltages. Got an application? Drop a line and find out how we can help!
Other output voltage ranges are available on request. Contact us for further information at royztrains@aol.com. May have your range at no additional cost!
The following pictures show the hand held unit (left) and the panel mounted unit (right). Let us know if you need a different application.
Specify if you would like the input and output wires for the handheld version to come out the back, same end, etc.