Read on that web page under "SUPPORT" and yes that just came from there!
S.B Signal use optical pick ups set inbetween the rails to operated their signal systems.
I would like to use micro switches to indicate the position of the switches.
Problem S.B Signal is not repying to my quires.
One of my main concerns is short trains. If a piece of equiptment is not over the detector. Will the signal stay RED.
I estimate I will be purchacing about $1000.00 in equiptment.
T.F. & W. L. go to "WWW.SBSIGNAL.COM" and read about their system.
DAH-H-H-H, WHA'D YOU SAY TOAD ???
Byron C.
Did you buy there system yet?
Do they have a number listed.....hold on I will check.
Toad
Would think you need block detectors to change the colors of the tri color leds.
Did they by now send you back a idea?
Thank You John.
I summitted both plans to South Bend Signal. I am waiting for their reply.
I am waffling between a three head signal for the approch to the switches, or single head and dwarfs.
The problem I see with using dwarfs is the switch is so close to the begining of the block on my inside track.
If S.B. will make the three head signals. I will use a set of three on the inside and a single head with dwarfs on the outside.
Hi spikejones52002
you are going to need some one that knows more about practical electronics than me.
you are going to have to have some sort of interlocking by the switches just to get it to look right.
But this I can tell you to help a bit its based on the signaling I am used to.
the signals facing the switches need to be two heads that can both show red, green
the top head is the main line and needs to be able to be green only when the main line is a clear path the bottom head neads to stay red.
When the switches are set for the cross over the lower head needs to show green and the upper head red.
This means the top head is for the high speed route (main line) the lower head for the cross over you also need to show no opposing signals ie the signals don't set for a head on crash.
you may want to concider a couple of dwarf signals for the wrong road moves when it is necasary the dwarfs only need to show red or yellow.
The problem being that the whole lot needs interlocking to prevent things looking a bit odd
You only need full hight signals for the normal running direction on each line the direction of the arrows any switching or wrong road moves would be controled by dwarf or specialised signal for that purpose.
hope this is of some help
regards John Busby
Am I correct in thinking the search light gives a red or green signal.
What indications does the two head signal give on each head.
What are you trying to achieve with the signals "looks good" or do you want the signals to actualy give some sort of information and function.
railway signaling is a pretty broad thing with several different systems and some things are specific to one railway where as others go world wide
Is your line RH running
I met Jim from South Bend Signal Co. at the South Bend IN. Lionel show.
I was impressed with the signaling systems they manufacture.
I would like to incorperate into my inside overhead layout.
Need advise on how to set up the signeling.
I would like to have four signals around each track.
I am just looking to have basic signaling for appearances.
NOW would I handle the cross overs?
These are the two signal heads I would like to use.
www.sbsignal.com is where I am thinking about purchacing the units from.
The targets use bicolor LEDs and can display red, yellow and green.
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