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Tomar & South Bend signals

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Tomar & South Bend signals
Posted by subman on Monday, December 21, 2009 10:14 PM

3 questions on the 3 color light signals

1 what are these signals made out of (brass, plastic etc)?

2. If you use them what do you think of them?

3. It`s hard to see the detail on the SB signals but do they have a ladder and work platform?

I like the fact that the SB has the detector & signal driver  on one board.

Bob D As long as you surface as many times as you dive you`ll be alive to read these posts.

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Posted by jrbernier on Monday, December 21, 2009 11:22 PM

  I suspect you are talking about the HC-1 Type D color light signal. 

  1. It is built out of brass(painted silver/black)
  2. There are very nice for the price.  They are almost as good as the Tomar signal, but do not have the instrument box like the NJ Int signals.
  3. There is the ladder/platform.  It is all metal, but is not as finally detailed as the Tomar or NJ Int signals.

  On the layout, they look good.  If I had an unlimited budget, I would use the NJ Int Type D signal.  As it is, at least I have a start on a good working ABS signal system.    I have two of their detectors and will be installing 6 more after the 1st of the year.  Being IR, they are not affected by room light like the Logic Rail detectors, and I had to do no 'detectable' wheel set conversion.

Jim Bernier

Modeling BNSF  and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin

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Posted by LogicRailTech on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 7:51 AM

Just a slight correction, we offer IR and non-IR (i.e. photocell) versions of all of our products! The non-IR versions DO require sufficient overhead lighting to function properly. The IR versions, of course, do not.

Sincerely,

Chuck

Chuck Stancil Logic Rail Technologies http://www.logicrailtech.com

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