Tortoise™ Slow Motion Point Motor

Product Code: 800-6000

Production Details: Extremely Simple Under-Layout Mounting and all Linkage is included. Dimensions: 2” x 2” x 3 1/4”

Patented advanced technology design

• Lowest Current Drain Switch  Machine Available (4 ma. during operation, 15 ma. at stall).

• Motor stalls at each end of throw — No Cutoff Contacts Necessary.

• Precision Engineered Gear-Drive Mechanism (superior to screw-drive machines).

• Enclosed Construction.

• Constant Tension on the Switch Points.

• Ultra-simple mounting

• No Additional Brackets or Linkage Necessary.

• Fulcrum adjusts for use in all Scales - Z to G.

Features:

• Prototypical Slow Motion Action

• 3 Seconds to Complete Throw.

• Convenient Auxiliary contacts

• 2 Sets SPDT Provided for Powering the Frog or Signals.

• Simplified wiring

• Also Ideal for grade crossing gates and semaphores

• Unprecedented 9 Year Warranty

Tortoise™ Slow Motion Point Motor Economy 6 Pack

Product Code: 800-6006

Tortoise™ Remote Tortoise Mount

Product Code: 800-6100

Production Details: The Circuitron Remote Tortoise™ Mount consists of a molded base mechanism to which the Tortoise™ (not included) is mounted.  An adjustable lever arm is fastened onto the Tortoise™ output and drives a stainless steel wire inside a flexible Teflon tube, much like a sub-miniature choke cable.  This thin wire attaches to a compact actuator mechanism and is mounted beneath the turnout.  It includes a spring wire and brass tube to transmit the motion to the points above.  The mounting bracket (with Tortoise™) may be secured in any position and up to 18” away from the turnout points—even above the layout inside a structure, if desired.  The points actuating mechanism requires 1/2” clearance under the turnout sub-roadbed.  The RTM is fully adjustable for all scales and brands of turnouts. 

Tortoise™ RTM Cable And Actuator

Product Code: 800-6101

Production Details: The Circuitron Remote Tortoise™ Mount is capable of driving up to 2 cables and actuators at the same time, thus allowing a single Tortoise™ to actuate two sets of points simultaneously, such as for crossover use.  However, we generally recommend that if you have the room to mount a pair of TORTOISEs™ conventionally, it will only cost you a bit more and the labour for conventional mounting is substantially less.

Tortoise™ Slow Motion Point Motor Edge Connector

Product Code: 800-6500

Production Details: The edge connector makes connection to your Tortoise™ slow motion point motor easier by allowing you to solder you wires to the connector rather than to the Tortoise™ itself avoiding the risk of damaging the motor and making future maintenance much easier.

Tortoise™ Remote Signal Activator

Product Code: 800-8100

Production Details: Mounting bracket and mechanism utilize the TORTOISE™ (not included) and a special drive wire cable assembly to remotely actuate any crossing gate, train order board or upper/lower quadrant sema-phore signal having a vertical control wire extending below the layout.  Signals of this type include ones manufactured by NJ International, Tomar and others. There are fully adjustable, precise, stops provided at both ends of travel for excellent repeatability.  The total travel  can be adjusted between 0.1” and 0.7” for use in all scales.  Can drive 2 cables from the one mechanism, if desired, for dual crossing gate installations.  3 position Semaphore control can be achieved with the addition of the SD-2 Semaphore Driver.

Tortoise™ RSA Cable And Actuator

Product Code: 800-8101

Production Details: This product is designed to be used with the Tortoise™ Remote Signal Activator 800-8100.

Tortoise™ Drilling Template

Product Code: 800-6190

Production Details: A thin, precise, laser-cut plastic template for use when multiple TORTOISE™ switch machines are to be installed in the standard under-layout configuration.