Atlas’s HO Code 83 542 Snap-Switch® left-hand manual turnout — the affordable, reliable choice for HO sidings, spurs, and yard ladders. Nickel silver rail on brown ties with an attached above-benchwork manual switch machine and rail joiners included.
How to use
Drops into any Code 83 trackplan; joins with the included 170 rail joiners.
Throw by hand using the attached above-benchwork switch machine lever.
To motorize, replace the manual lever with a Tortoise or Atlas Snap Switch and wire to your control panel.
Compatible with all HO Code 83 track (Atlas, Walthers/Shinohara, Micro Engineering).
Pair with the right-hand 543 Snap-Switch for symmetrical crossovers and yard ladders.
Note: 18″ radius (Snap-Switch geometry); suited for short locomotives and freight cars.
