Hello everyone,
After what was roughly a fiveteen year break in railway modelling I have dug out my old layout from my parents' cellar and intend to rebuild it in the house I bought. This requires a new track fan on one approach to the station. My intention is to use Peco Finescale Code 75 curved points SL-E187.
My problems is: I can not find the complete and correct dimensions of these points anywhere! Could anyone please give me the radius, i.e. the real one, not the one in the catalogue which I consider to be incorrect, and the angle of the inner and outer curve?
The angle between the two curves seems to be 12 degrees, I measured 19 degrees for the inner curve which would equate to 7 degrees for the outer curve. Peco states, that the inner radius is 30'' (762 mm) and the outer 60'' (1524 mm). But based on measurements taken from the actual point, the outer radius seems to be more like 2072 mm while the inner could well be 762 mm. But my measurements can always be incorrect!
Thank you for your help. Please apologize any typing or other errors, English is not my native language.
Kind regards from Kassel, Germany
Christoph
Edit: Measured again and got 19 and 7 degrees rather than 21 and 9 with different radii as well.
After what was roughly a fiveteen year break in railway modelling I have dug out my old layout from my parents' cellar and intend to rebuild it in the house I bought. This requires a new track fan on one approach to the station. My intention is to use Peco Finescale Code 75 curved points SL-E187.
My problems is: I can not find the complete and correct dimensions of these points anywhere! Could anyone please give me the radius, i.e. the real one, not the one in the catalogue which I consider to be incorrect, and the angle of the inner and outer curve?
The angle between the two curves seems to be 12 degrees, I measured 19 degrees for the inner curve which would equate to 7 degrees for the outer curve. Peco states, that the inner radius is 30'' (762 mm) and the outer 60'' (1524 mm). But based on measurements taken from the actual point, the outer radius seems to be more like 2072 mm while the inner could well be 762 mm. But my measurements can always be incorrect!
Thank you for your help. Please apologize any typing or other errors, English is not my native language.
Kind regards from Kassel, Germany
Christoph
Edit: Measured again and got 19 and 7 degrees rather than 21 and 9 with different radii as well.