For the last four years I have had a LGB switch machine sittting outdoors, exposed to nature. Today for the first time I cleaned out the debris inside (so little as to be negligible) and then applied power and the switch operated perfectly. Note this item had never had power applied previously, as it was subjected to an exposure test only. I must say that my appreciation of this item is heightened.
Now to the question. As regards using the LGB switch machines, is it possible to use two (or more) control boxes to control individual switch machines? My thinking is that there are times when a remotely mounted control box is inconvenient and a local control box would make it easier at times, when the operator is close to the switches concerned and thus negate a trip to the remotely mounted control box.