shortliner Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I picked up from Hongkong supplier (We Honest) on ebay (4 days delivery from the Far East - incredible!) some two-colour HO ground signals - they are LEDs with resistors fitted - 3 wires - black with the resistor is common positive the other two are red and green (as per the LEDs. I will be using them with manually moved, PECO (probably electrfrog) points What is the easiest and most sensible way to wire them to indicate turnout position - green for through road, red for diverging. NB Power for the LEDs can be delivered from a separate source if necessary, like a 9v battery as this is for a switching (shunting) layout Help will be much appreciated - my mind has gone blank! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAF96 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I've always used 2 x bi-colour red/green leds to indicate turnout position on a mimic panel (echoed on track at the turnout), set by rough old PL-13 switches at the turnout. Leds only change if the point changes, so fairly fool-proof. If point is set to straight ahead right of way. Led 1 is green for straight route and led 2 is red against the diverge route. Switch the point to diverge has right of way and LED 1 is red against the straight route and led 2 is green for the diverge route. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 I have a feeling that these are going to need to be thrown with a bike spoke operating bar, and operated by a micro-switch - another alternative may be reed switches and magnets on the bike spoke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailWest Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 It sounds to me as if you're mis-using ground signals as point route indicators - do you have a prototype in mind? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 No prototype - I just want to indicate which way the turnout is thrown for my benefit, I don't want to use a schematic or motorised turnouts - I model USA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 47137 Posted February 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2015 How about one of those small DPDT slide switches? Drill a small hole cross-ways through the switch "handle" for a length of piano wire to move the point. Use one pole of the switch for the frog, and the other pole for the signal. I did this on my Bakers Yard layout (without the signal), the switches were inside the Portacabin. In the photo below, the piano wire is hidden below strips of white styrene, glued onto the white foam board base. - Richard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovenor Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 No prototype - I just want to indicate which way the turnout is thrown for my benefit, I don't want to use a schematic or motorised turnouts - I model USA Are you using DC or DCC? Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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