These switches are the Original Lionel bullet proof O22 switches that we have modified to work perfectly with your Super O Layout. Only catch is you will need to add a !/4" chunk of plywood, or hardboard under the adjoining super O tracks to match the slightly higher O22 switch design. The pins installed all match your super O tracks. 

Why bother?  While really attractive, the original super O remote control switches are really scarce, and there are almost no repair parts available for them. The indicators were poor and did not have the ability to operate the switch manually as well as remotely. The curve radius is slightly different but can be used, with a little wiggle room.

These switches include our brand new blue button controller, which is really neat. The toggle switches have been upgraded to extra long momentary switches that function exactly the same as the original flip lever switches. The switch position indicators are extra large bright LED's. The button in the center of the controller is an on/off push button switch that can be used for a spur power control, or anything else you may wish to be able to turn something on or off. When you push the button to on  it lights up with an internal led. The output power wire for this switch has 3 additional wires that are not hooked up to anything to be used for whatever you wish, As we all know, our layouts seem to always be adding "babies", so why not install a few extra wires for just in casers.

Below is a list of ok, what do we do with these guys.

·       All LED lights vs lamp bulbs, why? they will last almost forever, (especially ours because of the way we wire them and install additional components for the LED's). That plus they draw less then 10% of the current that a normal light bulb draws. Important? Very, especially if you start adding a lot of switches. I had 36 switches  on my layout and had to add a separate transformer just to run them. Our controller LED's are all oversize and while very bright, are easy on the eyes.  You will also never have an issue of heat destroying the lanterns, or damaging the controllers.

·       Each controller comes with a minimum of 8' of no rot vinyl cord between the controller and the switch. This year we are offering as an option, 25' heavy duty cable

• The lantern bulb has been changed to a super bright LED which stays on all the time with accessory power, even when the train power is off.

·       Each switch will come with our advanced power plugs (previously known as bootstraps) that not only provide constant accessory voltage to the switch and light circuits, but also supply an additional  center rail power tap.    

·       All of our switches now come with a 2 year no bs warranty.

·       All of our switches will be shipped with our new stainless steel pins and the fiber insulators for the no de-rail feature.

 So what does "reconditioned" really mean?

Obviously, we purchase our switches from a wide variety of sources, and of course every one of them is in perfect condition according to the sellers, especially from train shows. After doing this as long as we have and having reconditioned hundreds, or maybe thousands if we include the O27's. Guess what, we never even ask about the condition, because each and every one of them will go thru our complete process.

What that  means is that each and every single switch is completely stripped down, checked for proper smooth operation under a much lower power than you will use. It means the electrical contacts are cleaned and polished, and under no circumstances any chemicals of any kind are used on any electrical connection point. Yes sometimes a squirt of WD40 will make a non-working switch operate, hopefully long enough for the customer to receive delivery of the switch. The problem is oils attract dirt and grime, and often will cause the switch to malfunction, in some cases after just a very few uses. The switch contacts are sterling silver and are designed to operate without any additional lubrication.  The Electrical contacts are all checked for a tight contacts and if necessary adjusted to achieve a solid connections throughout. The incandescent bulb is replaced with a straw hat LED and associated circuitry. Note those  bulbs that you can buy to directly screw or turn into the sockets. They will not last. How do I know that, it seemed like such a good idea , we tried them, and ended up replacing several hundred, properly done. No oil or other chemicals are used on any electrical switch contacts. Oil attract dirt and grime and eventually cause problems. We do Lubricate very carefully the gear assemblies of the switches.

·   All functions of the no d-rail features are checked and double checked to insure proper operation. While the switch is apart the actual switch is hand scrubbed and finally the rails polished, using our new cleaning process.  The switch is then final assembled and retested again  for proper operation.

Our team takes a lot of pride in providing the best quality switches, transformers and track for our fellow hobbyists. That also means we cannot be the cheapest out there, and you know what?  we really don't care, we only want to be the best. When your great great grandchildren open up those totes in the attic/basement, I can be pretty sure, as with everything we sell, with a minimum amount of care will work just fine! Last year we sold hundreds of these switches and have not had one single switch returned due to any defects! Not bad eh?

And that’s why we can give you a no bs 2 year 100% guarantee on everything we sell.

A word or two about the controllers. You will see in the picture of our new custom made controller that will work perfectly with these switches. We will be having a separate listing showing only that controller, 

This new controller has Large Red and Green LED's which will indicate the position of the switch. The LED’s will change automatically when the no d rail feature is activated. Each controller will control 2 separate switches.  There are 2 toggle switches (one for each switch) to operate switch change plus the large “center push button previously discussed.. You can change one switch or both at the same time if you wish. If you are old school and prefer the original LIONEL flip lever switches we have them also, in a different listing.  We also provide the advanced power plugs (shown in px) at no additional charge. As discussed there are 2 additional switches installed on the outside edges of the control and 2 additional wires that go to power the center rail of your spur line.

Since we offered these new controllers they have been very popular, and are frankly a lot more fun than the factory stock ones. The kids (and yeah the big kids too) really like the huge LED's and the way the switches work

 New this year... All of our TinMan made controllers come with 8' of cable to reach the switches, special tracks etc. They are all designed to work with a fixed accessory power from 13 to 20 volts.  That’s great as long as we do not try to extend the length any further than the 8' or so. Some folks have layouts which require a much  longer cable. That is fine except the cable we use for the normal 8' runs is not heavy enough to handle the additional  length. So this year we are offering an option of a 25' cables from the controllers. These cables are also a much larger diameter wire which will insure no loss of power over the extended length. There is no good reason to select the longer cable if you do not need the extra length.  You can select which ever version you like in the pricing listing option of cable length.  If you need longer than 25' let me know that, this cable will easily work for up to 75'

A word about shipping, We offer a flat rate shipping cost of $10.00 This means that no matter how many items or quantities of items you order the shipping cost will never exceed $10.00

And…..please remember

You don’t grow old from playing with trains, you grow old when you stop playing with trains!

Hello, TinMan here back from a Summer break. This year we are redoubling our efforts to provide our customers with the finest quality products that is possible. This sale is an example of some of the things we will be offering.  Our switches are quite unusual after we are done with them, for example what you will get is:

·       All LED lights vs lamp bulbs, why? they will last almost forever, (especially ours because of the way we wire them and install additional components for the LED's). That plus they draw less then 10% of the current that a normal light bulb draws. Important? Very, especially if you start adding a lot of switches. I had 36 switches  on my layout and had to add a separate transformer just to run them. Our controller LED's are all oversize and while very bright, are easy on the eyes.  You will also never have an issue of heat destroying the lanterns, or damaging the controllers.

·       Each controller comes with a minimum of 8' of no rot vinyl cord between the controller and the switch. This year we are offering as an option, 25' heavy duty cables.

·       Each switch will come with our advanced power plugs (previously known as bootstraps) that not only provide constant accessory voltage to the switch and light circuits, but also supply an additional  center rail power tap.    

·       All of our switches now come with a 2 year no bs warranty.

·       Effective immediately all of our switches will be shipped with our new stainless steel pins and the fiber insulators for the no de-rail feature.

 So what does "reconditioned" really mean?

Obviously, we purchase our switches from a wide variety of sources, and of course every one of them is in perfect condition according to the sellers, especially from train shows. After doing this as long as we have and having reconditioned hundreds, or maybe thousands if we include the O27's. Guess what, we never even ask about the condition, because each and every one of them will go thru our complete process.

What that  means is that each and every single switch is completely stripped down, checked for proper smooth operation under a much lower power than you will use. It means the electrical contacts are cleaned and polished, and under no circumstances any chemicals of any kind are used on any electrical connection point. Yes sometimes a squirt of WD40 will make a non-working switch operate, hopefully long enough for the customer to receive delivery of the switch. The problem is oils attract dirt and grime, and often will cause the switch to malfunction, in some cases after just a very few uses. The switch contacts are sterling silver and are designed to operate without any additional lubrication.  The Electrical contacts are all checked for a tight contacts and if necessary adjusted to achieve a solid connections throughout. The incandescent bulb is replaced with a straw hat LED and associated circuitry. Note those  bulbs that you can buy to directly screw or turn into the sockets. They will not last. How do I know that, it seemed like such a good idea , we tried them, and ended up replacing several hundred, properly done. No oil or other chemicals are used on any electrical switch contacts. Oil attract dirt and grime and eventually cause problems. We do Lubricate very carefully the gear assemblies of the switches.

·   All functions of the no d-rail features are checked and double checked to insure proper operation. While the switch is apart the actual switch is hand scrubbed and finally the rails polished, using our new cleaning process.  The switch is then final assembled and retested again  for proper operation.

Our team takes a lot of pride in providing the best quality switches, transformers and track for our fellow hobbyists. That also means we cannot be the cheapest out there, and you know what?  we really don't care, we only want to be the best. When your great great grandchildren open up those totes in the attic/basement, I can be pretty sure, as with everything we sell, with a minimum amount of care will work just fine! Last year we sold hundreds of these switches and have not had one single switch returned due to any defects! Not bad eh?

And that’s why we can give you a no bs 2 year 100% guarantee on everything we sell.

A word or two about the controllers. You will see in the picture of our new custom made controller that will work perfectly with these switches. We will be having a separatelisting showing only that controller, 

This new controller has Large Red and Green LED's which will indicate the position of the switch. The LED’s will change automatically when the no d rail feature is activated. Each controller will control 2 separate switches.  There are 2 toggle switches (one for each switch) to indicate where you want to have the switch change plus the large “action switch" to push which will change the switch directions. You can change one switch or both at the same time if you wish. We make this switch in several configurations to accommodate virtually any switch. Please advise what switch you wish to use, and if necessary we will set up your controller for that specific application. We also provide the advanced power plugs (shown in px) at no additional charge. 

Since we offered these new controllers they have been very popular, and are frankly a lot more fun than the factory stock ones. The kids (and yeah the big kids too) really like the huge LED's and the way the switches work

 New this year... All of our TinMan made controllers come with 8' of cable to reach the switches, special tracks etc. They are all designed to work with a fixed accessory power from 13 to 20 volts.  That’s great as long as we do not try to extend the length any further than the 8' or so. Some folks have layouts which require a much  longer cable. That is fine except the cable we use for the normal 8' runs is not heavy enough to handle the additional  length. So this year we are offering an option of a 25' cables from the controllers. These cables are also a much larger diameter wire which will insure no loss of power over the extended length. There is no good reason to select the longer cable if you do not need the extra length.  You can select which ever version you like in the pricing listing option of cable length.  If you need longer than 25' let me know that, this cable will easily work for up to 75'

A word about shipping, We offer a flat rate shipping cost of $10.00 This means that no matter how many items or quantities of items you order the shipping cost will never exceed $10.00

And…..please remember

You don’t grow old from playing with trains, you grow old when you stop playing with trains!

Hello, TinMan here back from a Summer break. This year we are redoubling our efforts to provide our customers with the finest quality products that is possible. This sale is an example of some of the things we will be offering.  Our switches are quite unusual after we are done with them, for example what you will get is:

·       All LED lights vs lamp bulbs, why? they will last almost forever, (especially ours because of the way we wire them and install additional components for the LED's). That plus they draw less then 10% of the current that a normal light bulb draws. Important? Very, especially if you start adding a lot of switches. I had 36 switches  on my layout and had to add a separate transformer just to run them. Our controller LED's are all oversize and while very bright, are easy on the eyes.  You will also never have an issue of heat destroying the lanterns, or damaging the controllers.

·       Each controller comes with a minimum of 8' of no rot vinyl cord between the controller and the switch. This year we are offering as an option, 25' heavy duty cables.

·       Each switch will come with our advanced power plugs (previously known as bootstraps) that not only provide constant accessory voltage to the switch and light circuits, but also supply an additional  center rail power tap.    

·       All of our switches now come with a 2 year no bs warranty.

·       Effective immediately all of our switches will be shipped with our new stainless steel pins and the fiber insulators for the no de-rail feature.

 So what does "reconditioned" really mean?

Obviously, we purchase our switches from a wide variety of sources, and of course every one of them is in perfect condition according to the sellers, especially from train shows. After doing this as long as we have and having reconditioned hundreds, or maybe thousands if we include the O27's. Guess what, we never even ask about the condition, because each and every one of them will go thru our complete process.

What that  means is that each and every single switch is completely stripped down, checked for proper smooth operation under a much lower power than you will use. It means the electrical contacts are cleaned and polished, and under no circumstances any chemicals of any kind are used on any electrical connection point. Yes sometimes a squirt of WD40 will make a non-working switch operate, hopefully long enough for the customer to receive delivery of the switch. The problem is oils attract dirt and grime, and often will cause the switch to malfunction, in some cases after just a very few uses. The switch contacts are sterling silver and are designed to operate without any additional lubrication.  The Electrical contacts are all checked for a tight contacts and if necessary adjusted to achieve a solid connections throughout. The incandescent bulb is replaced with a straw hat LED and associated circuitry. Note those  bulbs that you can buy to directly screw or turn into the sockets. They will not last. How do I know that, it seemed like such a good idea , we tried them, and ended up replacing several hundred, properly done. No oil or other chemicals are used on any electrical switch contacts. Oil attract dirt and grime and eventually cause problems. We do Lubricate very carefully the gear assemblies of the switches.

·   All functions of the no d-rail features are checked and double checked to insure proper operation. While the switch is apart the actual switch is hand scrubbed and finally the rails polished, using our new cleaning process.  The switch is then final assembled and retested again  for proper operation.

Our team takes a lot of pride in providing the best quality switches, transformers and track for our fellow hobbyists. That also means we cannot be the cheapest out there, and you know what?  we really don't care, we only want to be the best. When your great great grandchildren open up those totes in the attic/basement, I can be pretty sure, as with everything we sell, with a minimum amount of care will work just fine! Last year we sold hundreds of these switches and have not had one single switch returned due to any defects! Not bad eh?

And that’s why we can give you a no bs 2 year 100% guarantee on everything we sell.

A word or two about the controllers. We remanufacture the original controls and install 8 or 25' cable. We change the bulbs to LED's 

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 New this year... All of our TinMan made controllers come with 8' of cable to reach the switches, special tracks etc. They are all designed to work with a fixed accessory power from 13 to 20 volts.  That’s great as long as we do not try to extend the length any further than the 8' or so. Some folks have layouts which require a much  longer cable. That is fine except the cable we use for the normal 8' runs is not heavy enough to handle the additional  length. So this year we are offering an option of a 25' cables from the controllers. These cables are also a much larger diameter wire which will insure no loss of power over the extended length. There is no good reason to select the longer cable if you do not need the extra length.  You can select which ever version you like in the pricing listing option of cable length.  If you need longer than 25' let me know that, this cable will easily work for up to 75'

A word about shipping, We offer a flat rate shipping cost of $10.00 This means that no matter how many items or quantities of items you order the shipping cost will never exceed $10.00

And…..please remember

You don’t grow old from playing with trains, you grow old when you stop playing with trains!