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marklin81		#1 Posted : 17 November 2025 16:03:39(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 19/03/2015(UTC) Posts: 44 Location: Virginia		I see these listed online. What is it used for? Edited by user 18 November 2025 04:04:34(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified


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RudiC		#2 Posted : 17 November 2025 19:10:07(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 28/01/2024(UTC) Posts: 75 Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Aachen		Do you have a picture from the underside? Where did you get the 471 from? I'd guess it could be a current distributor?
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Michael4		#3 Posted : 17 November 2025 23:29:50(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/02/2017(UTC) Posts: 701 Location: England, South Coast		It is just a simple connection box. From memory the connections are in pairs. I have a few. From the days when points (turnouts) had two wires only, big lanterns and exposed electromagnets.

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ccranium		#4 Posted : 18 November 2025 03:36:56(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 30/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 148 Location: Seattle area		471 first appears in a catalog in 1936 as "Verteilerplatte mit 5 Anschlüssen" / Distribution plate with 5 connections. The 1947 EN catalog describes it as "Distributor Plate with 5 double pole sockets". The 472 was similar but had 2 push buttons for "operating 2 electromagnetic devices". Is it possible the 471 was for items which were always "On" but didn't return the circuit back to the trafo through the track?

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marklin81		#5 Posted : 18 November 2025 04:04:12(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 19/03/2015(UTC) Posts: 44 Location: Virginia		From the same vendor, here is a photo of the underside. It does indeed appear to be a simple distribution box. Thanks for the responses.

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