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Upgrading a frame is possible, although not necessarily simple. Our general advice is to design for your ultimate requirement (and any intermediate steps which you can visualise) so that you know how many Levers and Slots you will require. It may then be possible to build the "eventual" fr...

With reference to the mechanical OR gate mentioned above, the MODRATEC range of WIT (wire-in-tube) control products is now available. The details are at http://MODRATEC.com/wit.php and these items can be purchased on-line in the MODRATEC Shop.

To complement our Interlocked Lever Frame Kits, we have now released a range of wire-in-tube products, we call them WIT Products, for those who are looking towards mechanical control of signals and points. And as you would expect from MODRATEC, there are some innovative new concepts. For example, me...

The standard drilling of Levers provides for throws of 4mm and 8mm Pull and Push. (There are two holes above the fulcrum and two below.)

Note that the first version of our kits provided throws of 3mm and 5mm.

Users may decide to adopt a non-standard drilling, but 8mm is the maximum practical throw.

We certainly will - Stand 15. Look forward to seeing you there. We're also offering a $250 cash prize plus a trophy for the layout with the "best signalling". For those who want to check the latest information about the show, here is the link: http://www.brisbaneminiaturetrainshow.com.au/

Hi PhilliipChudley, The action of the level crossing lever is as it should be. However, when first release in its beta version, we had made an error which meant that the LC lever worked in the opposite sense. The screen shots came from that version, but we didn't change them because you can't actual...

An addition has been made to the abovementioned page to show the equivalence between 3-wire and 2-wire (Kato) solenoid arrangements.

A new page has been published which should prove helpful: http://MODRATEC.com/mud_points.php

Thanks for the question, robertm. It's a question that we imagine quite a few people are wondering about. Which is why we're currently preparing some circuit ideas to help those who need a little help with electronic issues, so your question has prompted us to put up at least a temporary page with r...

stroudley,

The expectation is certainly valid. Could you please email help@MODRATEC.com and attach the .ss4 file in question so that Harold can check it out in detail? Thanks.

This information applies to frame kits supplied up to and including January 2013. For current kits, please see the "Size of MODRATEC Lever Frames" topic in this forum. To mount a MODRATEC Lever Frame you need the following dimensions for a rectangular cut-out in the base board. Width: for...

The information in this post relates to frame kits supplied up to and including January 2013. Please refer to the post below for frame kits supplied from February 2013. To finish your Lever Frame Kits, you'll want to draw a good quality Signal Diagram. If you don't already have a drawing program th...

Hi signalman. The concept of templates for SigScribe4 seems like the way to go, so that a user could choose one to suit his/her railway of choice. We would try to make them reasonably easy to program so that the keener user could develop their own and hopefully be willing to share them with others. ...

It won't be quite that simple, ianm. But stay patient!

Welcome back ianm. It isn't practical for MODRATEC to make its Lever Frame Kits in other than multiples of 6 at this stage. However, we're sure that a bit of "kit bashing" would enable you to do what you need. Obviously, for something as simple as two interlocked levers, it doesn't take Si...