Micro-Mark Switch Tender - Model Railroader Magazine

 The MicroMark Switch Tender is nothing like the Hankscraft motors that sort of started the whole slow motion switch motor thing, nor the American Switch and Signal packaging of such motors in a ready to use kit.

 Just reading the description of the Switch Tender where it syas 60ma stall current is enough to make me say, no way. Same with those Cobalt motors, the stall current is just way too high - completely eliminates the ability to just put some LEDs in series witht he motor for panel indicators and makes you use the contacts - which the Cobalt at least has.

 If small space is a requirement, it's hard to beat miniature servos. With a proper controller, like those sold by Tam Valley. For about the same price as a Tortoise you get the motor, pushbottons and LEDs for the fascia, AND a DCC accessory decoder. If you don;t use DCC< you can get the even less espensive controller what just uses buttons or switches and ahs the panel indicators, but no DCC capability built it. The servos themselves run about 6 for $13 on ebay.

                      --Randy