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Not this one but used their mas sequencer for signals which has same inbuilt detector. Great little units. Only issue I could see would be if installed on a low level hiddwn fy as the sensors would get tricked by upper level (I tried install under a bridge and has this problem).

 

As standard the detector is directly soldered to the circuit board which I found fiddly to retrofit. Latterly I requested detectors on a wiring loom which is much easier and I think no cost extra.

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I don't have any IRDOT-P units installed but I do have around 80 other IRDOT units installed and working, plus my first Heathcote uncoupler unit and I can happily recommend their products (no connection etc). I have a semi-automated fiddle yard in which the rear trains move up when the front ones are released; about 20 of these roads are just 2 trains long, but I have recently converted 2 roads to "light engine" roads and one holds 6 locos whilst the other holds 9. Once the first loco is released the others each move up in turn after a short delay (these are based on IRDOT-2D units); it all works very well.

 

I have solved the problem that Matt mentions, in that I have two fiddle yards that are underneath other structures and in these cases I have painted the underside of the boards above with dark brown matt emulsion paint which does not reflect, and so the IRDOT units work perfectly.

 

I can't see any reason why an IRDOT-P would not work as well as their other units do.

 

Tony

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I don't have any IRDOT-P units installed but I do have around 80 other IRDOT units installed and working, plus my first Heathcote uncoupler unit and I can happily recommend their products (no connection etc). I have a semi-automated fiddle yard in which the rear trains move up when the front ones are released; about 20 of these roads are just 2 trains long, but I have recently converted 2 roads to "light engine" roads and one holds 6 locos whilst the other holds 9. Once the first loco is released the others each move up in turn after a short delay (these are based on IRDOT-2D units); it all works very well.

 

I have solved the problem that Matt mentions, in that I have two fiddle yards that are underneath other structures and in these cases I have painted the underside of the boards above with dark brown matt emulsion paint which does not reflect, and so the IRDOT units work perfectly.

 

I can't see any reason why an IRDOT-P would not work as well as their other units do.

 

Tony

 

Thanks guys,

 

I might just go ahead and invest

 

Drew

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