Description
The Circuitron 5606 TC-2 Turnout Alternator with Twin Coil is a capacitor-discharge twin-coil turnout driver — gives Atlas, Peco PL-10, Kemtron, and other twin-coil snap-action switch machines a reliable, repeatable throw without burning out the coils.
What it does: Charges a capacitor between throws and discharges it through the selected coil on command — produces full throw current for a fraction of a second, then disconnects. Eliminates the coil burnout that happens when a momentary switch sticks 'on'. Built-in alternating logic toggles between left / right with each press.
- For: Twin-coil switch machines (Atlas, Peco PL-10, Kemtron, etc.)
- Drive: Capacitor discharge — coil-safe
- Logic: Built-in alternating (single pushbutton toggles direction)
- Circuitron SKU: 5606 (Walthers 800-5606)
Tip: For slow-motion stall-motor machines like the Tortoise / SMAIL, you don't need this — they run on continuous low-current DC and are inherently coil-safe.
About Circuitron: A USA-made model-railroad electronics specialist (Maryville, Illinois) founded in the 1970s. Famous for the industry-standard Tortoise slow-motion under-table switch machine and its surface-mount cousin the SMAIL. The full range covers detection (block detectors, Opto-Sensor grade-crossing logic), automation (auto-reversers, external relays, twin-coil alternators), signal / lighting electronics (alternating flashers, ditch-light oscillators, strobe drivers), power supplies, and a complete set of Tortoise / SMAIL replacement parts plus the solderless ZipZ connection system. Most circuits work with AC, DC, or DCC track power unless specifically noted otherwise.
In stock at Oakville Model Trains Depot.