29 Nov
2014
29 Nov
'14
11:46 a.m.
I had a 3-Rail Hornby "O" gauge that used a
toggle relay to reverse. I think
rather than over voltage it was set up so the relay had a very low "hold-in
voltage". It had a pawl that drove a commutator shaft that generated the
reversing. I think it was 24volt but might have been higher....
Sounds like the one I was describing, except that the relay coil was
the motor field winding with the moving pole piece acting as the
relay armature. The switch was a fibreboard disk with brass contact
plates on it and 3 spring contacts pressing on it. The fourth connection
was made via the pivot screw to the chassis, then to the wheels and back
to the track. I still have the motor unit somewhere, it'll turn up in the next
year or so as I unpack everything..
IIRC it was 20V AC
-tony