Hi all.
I have an American Flyer train activated - lower quadrant semaphore which I am somewhat perplexed with. It is lighted.
In operation, the train enters the insulated track section, the solenoid is energized and the semaphore blade is raised to the stop position. This all works flawlessly. My question is this: how is the lamp circuit wired to keep the bulb lighted when there is no train on the isolated track section? There are only two terminals on the base of the unit. If the ground is only made when the train completes the circuit, the lamp goes out when the semaphore blade drops to clear.
Do any of you have one of these in operation? The only thing I can think of to remedy the situation, is to add an additional ground post to the base , insulate the lamp holder and run a second wire for the lamp ground. Maybe the lamp is only supposed to light when the arm is raised? Am I wrong to assume that the lamp is continuously lighted?
I purchased this for $4.50 from a dealer at the last York Meet. All the parts were there but it was disassembled. What am I missing?
