QUOTE (Brian Considine @ 17 Jun 2008, 18:33)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yes - they are both code 100, although with the FLM trackbed the rail height will be slightly different, but easy to adjust with a little bit of packing. You will have to remove the FLM joiner/fishplate where they connect to Hornby.
Couple of small bits of advice ;
The FLM points come as standard with little clips to make the points non-isolating so ideal for DCC - if they have been removed (to make them isolating) we probably have some.
Do not use a CDU with FLM (or Roco for that matter) point motors - they are precision compared to Peco ones. They will snap over with a tiny click with no more that half an amp. If you use a CDU they will "bounce", buzz & probably burn out.
If they have not been used for some time just give them a clean & they will last forever.
You can power them on DCC from any accessory decoder that gives a pulse - don't use one that has any form of CDU built in.
Because you can run through them if trailing & set the "wrong way" they lend themselves to automation very well (we use FLM on the autmated storage yards on St.Laurent).
BTW - don't use the Relco with DCC - this was discussed some time ago on MRF - do a forum search to find the posts - the technical reasons are in there somewhere.
If you should decide not to use the FLM points then send me a PM.
Hope this helps.
Thanks my friend, just what I wanted to hear, at least it seems I got a good bargain, they are to build a goods yard on my layout I'm building and when I priced points and motors etc at my local shop I needed cardiac treatment £8 per point, so spotted that deal and grabbed it. My dcc is hornby elite and 2 point decoders. So if it all goes together well I'll be a happy man.