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Tortoise Hook up

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Posted by long island rail on Saturday, April 18, 2009 7:43 AM

I'll give it a try! Thanks for your help

RSmile,Wink, & Grin

Richie Chiarello
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Posted by Texas Zepher on Monday, April 13, 2009 6:30 PM

OK for starters. I assume the tortoise is going to be used to lower a grade-crossing gate?

Because the input for an FL-2 is DC and it is designed to work with the DT-2, I want to approve that the output from the DT-2 is DC.  Use the DC directions for the tortoise.  However, I don't understand how one will make the tortoise open the gate (relax) after the DT-2 turns it off..... Unless the DT-2 has a special output for a tortoise that is not mentioned in the documentation that I have access to.  The GA-2 says specifically that it has an output for a tortoise.

According the the Circuitron directions that I've seen it does not matter if the input power is AC or DC.  Use whatever power supply is convenient in your application.
 

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Tortoise Hook up
Posted by long island rail on Monday, April 13, 2009 11:53 AM

HI

My Name Richie from Long island NY. having trouble hooking up my tortise switch machines to RR crossing I'm using the MRC prodigy advanced 2 dcc system - with Cirruitron FL-2 (flasher) and cirrcuitron DT-2 (Crossing Detector). Not sure on wiring the tortise and should I be using DC or AC to power machines. Directions that come with Cirrutron are not clear- should I power the cirrutron with AC or DC with Led's at crossing. I hope this makes sense! Please help..

Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Richie Chiarello

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