Superior & Seattle Railroad Build (Volume 2) Started 2/25/17

[S&S RR]

John I read about a system called Crestron system. But only in RR Magazine's.

Dennis


The system I'm using is Barrett Hill.  Here is the website if you want to check it out. I know of a couple guys here on the forum that have used it. If this installation works out well I'm planning to convert the rest of the layout to this system.


http://www.berretthillshop.com

[Dennis Bourey]

John, Thank you very much sir.......Dennis

[S&S RR]

If you haven't found it yet, check out Mark Dalrymple's Shadowlands and Tellynott build thread. I think it is a great addition to our build threads here on the forum. I will be following along on Mark's build journey.  Here is the link:


http://www.modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=4484.0

[S&S RR]

I decided to take some pictures to document how I'm putting together the control panels because I haven't seen good information on the internet on installing these touch control systems. I have made a few changes to the instructions available on the Barrett Hill website. So this is the way I decided to do it - for your reference.


Here is a picture of my test setup for the first control panel.

[S&S RR]

I created the track diagrams that will be mounted under the plexiglass using a CAD Package called TurboCAD on my MacBook Pro Computer.  I printed two versions of the diagrams with and without the square boxes that represent the touch controls. The touch controls are mounted in a foam board to hold them in place and provided a spacer between the plexiglass and the 1/2 inch plywood back to the control panels.

[S&S RR]

I used a punch to pierce a hole for the LED light.  Barrett Hill recommends letting the LED light shine through the paper but I liked the look with the LED visible.

[S&S RR]

The final piece to the system is the plexiglass. I haven't cut the plexiglass for each panel to size yet so I just laid a piece on top to make sure the touch toggles would be able to sense my touch through the plexiglass.  The protective film will be removed as a last step. I have four touch toggles installed in this picture so you can see what the LED lights look like through the protective film.

[S&S RR]

Here is a picture of the plywood backboard with the holes drilled for the wires.  It also has the square opening for the track power district control switches.

[S&S RR]

I had to cut a notch in the benchwork for the large bundle of wires for the switch panel.

[S&S RR]

Here is a final picture for tonight of the control panel starting to go together.

[S&S RR]

The labels on the switch panel refer to labeling on the track layout diagrams.

[Dennis Bourey]

I love it...... Keep the Great work up
john.............Dennis

[Mark Dalrymple]

Sensational, John!

Cheers, Mark.

[S&S RR]

I love it...... Keep the Great work up
john.............Dennis

Thank you Dennis

[S&S RR]

Sensational, John!

Cheers, Mark.

Thank you Mark.