Garden Rail 3D printed signal

[viaEstrecha]

Yes 16 V ac would be fine. There are instructions with the switches on how to wire them up.

But you surmised correctly on how to connect these up. The diodes rectify the ac to (half wave) dc which operates the LGB point motors in either direction.

You are more savvy than you thought....

Years of learning the hard way! Good link, thanks.

 

[Davis Skertchly]

Great to see the signals being made, love the lights btw. The reason the signal was designed the way it is, is that I couldnt figure out a way to power it without a risk of corrosion, so the original design was self powered by the train going over the point. Keep posting this is interesting

 

[The Shed]

Few modifications and the odd tweak here and there, short video of the Signal in action.

 

[The Shed]

Now with control from a DCC Servo Decoder, some further tinkering required for the working lamp housing.

As for corrosive issues, to combat this, all fittings etc, could either be Stainless Steel or Brass, which are readily available from any RC establishment that know their Onions!

As for the Servo and electronics, DCC Servo Decoder or Modified Servo Tester and/or controlled via a conventional Accessory Decoder, a suitable weatherproof building would suffice, and to be on the safe side a liberally coating of Liquid Electrical Tape could be sloshed over to provide a protective coating, not forgetting to include a Silica Gel Bag for good measure.

And, if you live up here in the Frozen Wastelands of Paradise, the belt and braces approach pays dividends!