Tortoise Switch Machine Wiring

Circuitron tortoise wiring diagram tortoise.

Tortoise switch machine wiring. The voltage across the tortoise should be approximately 10 vdc. A video on how to properly wire a tortoise switch machine control panel led s a turnout and 3 turnout signals and operate them with a dpdt toggle switch. The smail is a tortoise with a built in dcc decoder that provides simplified wiring and control directly from your dcc cab.

3 7 test the pin 1 and 8 polarity this is really important. Connect tortoise pins 1 and 8 to power from the se8c. See diagram 1 below.

To panel switch wiring panel leds in series with the tortoise switch machine green led irzz iaa 271 rocbaar drive romeoville il 60446 815 886 9010 12345678 note. This system will have two wires running from the control panel to each tortoise. Now switch the turnout using a dt400.

Do not use additional resistors. Continuous low current 20 ma allows light wiring. Switch point and signal wiring using the internal switches on the tortoise switch machine if all your tortoises are mounted facing the same way you can eliminate the terminal block after you have determined the proper connections.

20 ma ideal to power. The resistance of the tortoise motor is about 600 ohms an ideal limiting resistance for leds. Simply mount and align your tortoise then slip the pre wired baby onto the contacts on the tortoise using the wiring instructions from circuitron.

The tortoise slow motion switch machine is the most popular and respected switch machine in the us. Tortoise will draw 15 16 ma. Sometimes your tortoises are not all aligned in the same direction you will have to switch the wires going to the tortoise accordingly this does mean the last part of your wiring will have the colors mixed.