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Chops124
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 Posted - October 08 2017 :  8:59:01 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add Chops124 to Buddylist
Well, Wiley, half the fun is building it. I am sure it will be great
and us Tycoheads will be looking forward to your next layout!
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about the Blinking Bridge?
It uses power from the track & can & will get the locos to lose & gain power when light blinks
I suggest that you power it via a power pack separately from the track

I know this cause I had one on my layout in the old house I lived in
I disconnected & removed the bulb from the track to use it in a Heljen lighthouse
need that lighthouse again!

Originally posted by microbusss - October 08 2017 :  4:52:52 PM



Yes, I am aware of that. But the new blinking bridge uses an LED bulb, IIRC. But I do know about the power thing, as that also occurs with my TYCO lighted signal crossing, which gets its' electricity from the tracks as well; the locomotives slow a bit when they pass over the crossing and activate the signal.
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Wiley; I wish your new home to be a very happy place, where all your dreams come true.
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microbusss
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 Posted - October 11 2017 :  11:04:33 AM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add microbusss to Buddylist
I have that & looking for a 2nd signal for it hehe
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Chops124
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Great mini-vid. I had no idea that the light would work so well.
Usually those crossing things just wink off once the locomotive
passes. Did you wire it up with a special sensor to make it work
so well?
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quote:
Great mini-vid. I had no idea that the light would work so well.
Usually those crossing things just wink off once the locomotive
passes. Did you wire it up with a special sensor to make it work
so well?

Originally posted by Chops124 - October 11 2017 :  2:52:51 PM



Naw, I think it has to do with the fact that the TYCO Lighted Signal Crossing uses a weight pressure sensor identical to the TYCO Crossing Gate that makes the clockwork mechanism for the bell work; then the contacts that are part of the mechanism keep touching and making the lights flash, getting its' electric power from the track. It's pretty cool, and a LOT better than when Bachmann tried doing the same thing in the 80s (their crappy Dual Crossing Gates with Flashing Lights and Bell.)
I'm definitely going to use both my TYCO crossings on the new layout.
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