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Post by lmadsen on Jan 22, 2024 2:03:05 GMT
I need instruction on on to get power to my 022 lionel switches from a power block. Thanks
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Post by steveoncattailcreek on Jan 22, 2024 2:31:39 GMT
I need instruction on on to get power to my 022 lionel switches from a power block. Thanks Are you asking how to connect the control wires to the switch, or track power to the track?
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Post by lmadsen on Jan 22, 2024 2:38:43 GMT
Yes power block to switch.
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Post by steveoncattailcreek on Jan 22, 2024 2:44:49 GMT
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Post by lmadsen on Jan 22, 2024 4:32:30 GMT
The diagram is not showing what I am trying to do. Let me elaborate a little more about what I am doing. First of all I have moved my trains to a different location. When doing so I labeled my wiring so it would not be a problem putting it back together but that is where I am struggling, not working as it was.
I simply had a transformer connected to a power block and then connected my 022 switch to the bar which now does not seem to deliver any power to the switches. My concern is I don't know for sure how to connect that wire to the bar because there is only one wire coming from the switch and usually you need two wires to connect to the bar in order to supply power to a source. I hope I have made myself clear about what I am trying to do. It worked perfectly before I moved. I think I am missing something simple but have tried everything. Thanks for any help 🙏.
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Post by curtis on Jan 23, 2024 1:31:42 GMT
Post a picture. It might help us see what you are dealing with.
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Post by yendor on Jan 23, 2024 21:21:26 GMT
For the O-22 switches they only get a single HOT power point via the plug on the side of the Switch Motor. That would be the Hot Wire from your transformer or Bus Circuit.
It gets the Common connection via the Isolated Non-De-Railing function activation rails or the Manual switch controller toggle to engage the solinoid inside the switch motor.
The Link that was posted show those connections.
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Post by atsda on Jan 24, 2024 1:22:09 GMT
Test the switch while it is in place using a conventional transformer. Take a wire from a 14V terminal to a Constant Voltage Plug and place it in the opening in the switch motor box. If the transformer is giving power to the tracks by a lockon, then the common is in place. If you don't have a 14V terminal, then connect to an throttle terminal and bring the voltage to 14V. You can test if the switch is operating by using a controller or by jumping the middle binding post and the other two. Alfred
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