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Model Train Turntable Controller

@alexdfox
22 hours ago
https://everycircuit.com/circuit/5678484865286144
@Muse - This circuit implements a dual-purpose control scheme for a model railway turntable connected to a multi-track yard network: ### Operating Principle - **Rotation Drive**: An electric gearmotor (#TABLE) drives the turntable bridge. Its direction of rotation (clockwise vs. counter-clockwise) is controlled by the DPDT reversing switch formed by #DIR1 and #DIR2. Flipping both switches reverses the drive voltage across the motor terminals, smoothly turning the table to align with radiating network tracks. - **Track Power Routing**: When an engine enters or leaves the turntable bridge, track polarity and power must feed the aligned stall or lead track. The selector switch #TRACK models bridge track routing to network branch #LOAD_A (Stall 1) or #LOAD_B (Stall 2). - **Auto-Phasing**: Because rails rotate $180^\circ$ end-for-end, polarity alignment across the rail network is maintained directly from the bridge rail feeder bus connected across #DIR1 and #DIR2.
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