AF 2230 Road Side Signal

Love it!

@Jon Edwards posted:

I have had this for a while now but like most of the 2230's it had zinc pest and I was lucky enough to get a replacement last summer from Trickel Cast Parts. Below is the video of the first time it has been run in probably 40 years! Right now it is just me turning the power up and down on the transformer but hopefully soon I will have it setup on my layout.

   Enjoy,

       Jon

I thought that the blink was too slick to be real...it was just you.

One of the best tinplate accessories I have seen!

Stupid question I know, but can you just install a blinking bulb in one of these?

Mannyrock

@Mannyrock posted:

One of the best tinplate accessories I have seen!

Stupid question I know, but can you just install a blinking bulb in one of these?

Mannyrock

I'll let you know when the blinker bulbs get here.

      Jon

@Rob English posted:

I thought that the blink was too slick to be real...it was just you.

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain....... I'm going to see if a blinker bulb will work. Bob Tschopp suggested connecting a rheostat between the hot wire and the signal to control the blinking.

     Jon

@Rob English posted:

I thought that the blink was too slick to be real...it was just you.

Live look in.....

make an insulated rail about 1/4 inch. the wheels making and breaking contact will make it blink.