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A SIGNAL QUESTION

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A SIGNAL QUESTION
Posted by TrainsRMe1 on Sunday, March 2, 2014 7:22 PM

Big SmileHI all,

    I'm thinking about buying a set of signals that are made by NJ international, they are the modern three light D type head w/ snow hood, with opening cabinet doors, can anyone tell me there experence with them?? Thanks guys n gals,,

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Sunday, March 2, 2014 7:57 PM

LION builds his own signals. When you need more than 200 of them, you begin to think "How can I do this for 50c per signal". Fortuantely, subway signals are not all that complicated.

 

Roar

 

The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.

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Posted by cacole on Sunday, March 2, 2014 9:04 PM

NJ signals are a very good product, made of brass with LEDs; but you get no control circuitry with them and must provide your own resistors.  Tomar signals are very similar, but also include no control circuitry or resistors.

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Posted by retsignalmtr on Monday, March 3, 2014 6:16 AM

I have been using NJ International N gauge 3 color automatic signals and 3 over 3 home signals on my T-Trak modules. They are nice signals They come with resistors. I use my own relay circuitry to operate the signals along with NCE BD20' current detectors for detection. I have many Atlas G type signals that I will be using on my home layout. They don't come with resistors though. NJ International signals are wired common Anode while the Atlas signals are wired common Cathode.

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Posted by TrainsRMe1 on Monday, March 3, 2014 7:36 AM

How adaptable are these signals to the tortise switch??

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Posted by ba&prr on Monday, March 3, 2014 7:58 AM

Very adaptable. My friend has several wires to his tortoies's for showing the turnout route.  Joe

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Posted by TrainsRMe1 on Monday, March 3, 2014 8:09 AM

Smile, Wink & Grin

Hmmm, made of brass, happy customers, and last but not lease,  it works with the Tortise???Man, I'm Sold!!!!!

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Monday, March 3, 2014 2:54 PM

Ewe can make anything work with a Tortoise!

LION's Simple Tortoise circuit...

 

 

Block Signals are a horse of a different color.

Control Relays for Block Signals of LION.

 

So the question is... What do you wnat to build?

ROAR

The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.

Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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