Turn Out

[anthony_poole71]

HELP
I need to know what is the equivalent of a Left Turnout Switch 542 and a Right Turnout Switch 543 is in EZ Track...

I Just don't want to order it and have the wrong items arrive

HELP!

Thank-you

[jbsmith]

542 and 543,,,,,Code 83 Atlas snap track switches?

The Nickel-Silver alloy
This
http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/products.php?act=viewProd&productId=194
http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/products.php?act=viewProd&productId=195

there are the Steel alloy versions too
http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/products.php?act=viewProd&productId=240
http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/products.php?act=viewProd&productId=241


Just a friendly reminder,,,Bachmann EZ track is Code 100

[anthony_poole71]

thank-you!

[Joe Satnik]

Dear Tony,

Just to caution you,

There is no equivalent Bachmann turnout to the Atlas Code 83 manual Snap-Switches (542 and 543).  As in the previous post, Bachmann is code 100.

1.) Manual Bachmann switches are sold only with the Expander sets. 

2.) Atlas 542 and 543 are track only, no built in roadbed. 

3.) Atlas 542 and 543 turn the divergent route 20 degrees,  Bachmann's Remote turnout turns 30 degrees.  You can add a 10 degree 18"R curve to the Atlas to get 30 degrees, but you can't subtract 10 degrees from Bachmann's remote without major, ugly surgery, which would defeat the EZ-Track roadbed tab system.   

You'd be surprised how many published layouts use only 20 degrees of turn for their Snap-Switches.

The nearest equivalent to Bachmann Remotes is the Atlas True-Track 480 and 481 (with roadbed), though Atlas is code 83, not code 100.

The nearest equivalent to Bachmann Remotes (same footprint) but without a roadbed is the original Atlas code 100 Snap Switch, 850 and 851, with the included 10 degree 18"R curve installed (on the divergent route curving in the same direction as the divergent route).

Again,

You'd be surprised how many published layouts use only 20 degrees of turn for their Snap-Switches.

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik


Dear Bach-Man,

There is a error  in the 2010 print catalog, saying "remote" turnouts when they are supposed to be manual -  Expander sets 44494 and 44594.