Are you using signals from WeHonest?

I am using signals from Wehonest, but not those. I thought they were a little simplistic and not particularly realistic, so I bought the heads only, and am custom making my own. Each target has a bi-color LED, and can produce red, green and yellow with the use of some special circuitry.

I've ordered a bunch of brass tube from them and will be making the stand alone type as well.

Another forum member ordered the cantilever style from them, and they looked pretty sharp.

In the end it's about what you like.

I bought a few.... No problems so far.....

I have purchesed the two light dwarf signals and have had no problems.  I also have no problems with the led lighting he sells.  

I bought the '5' pack' red/green dwarf signals. Look good for the price. haven't hooked them up yet.

Please go Shapeways.com

 They  have a  lot of Signals on there web-site now .

Good luck, John 

I use the wehonest signals with this controller http://www.azatrax.com/block-signal-circuit.html works great I also bought a bunch of the wehonest controllers but there hit or miss on weather they work or not . it's hard to get a system of wiring them correctly when the 2 orders I made for the controllers the second order the boards were assembled backwards from the first set LOL

NYC,SUBWAY TRANSIT SIGNAL posted:

Please go Shapeways.com

 They  have a  lot of Signals on there web-site now .

Good luck, John 

Website seems hard to navigate...

Chris,

Yes your right and I have express concern to them too.

It fall on deaf ears.

Anyway good luck with  your Signal project.

Please let us know how it works out.

John

Jhainer posted:

I use the wehonest signals with this controller http://www.azatrax.com/block-signal-circuit.html works great I also bought a bunch of the wehonest controllers but there hit or miss on weather they work or not . it's hard to get a system of wiring them correctly when the 2 orders I made for the controllers the second order the boards were assembled backwards from the first set LOL

You were the forum member to which I was referring above. Haven't seen you in a while. You should post a picture of the signal on your layout.

Lehigh Valley Railroad posted:

I bought the '5' pack' red/green dwarf signals. Look good for the price. haven't hooked them up yet.

I'm in the same boat here, got a nice big bag of their dwarf signals, but none are installed.

I did fiddle with a couple on the bench and they worked just fine. They are nice, look good to me and the price was right.

Thanks for the replies. Shapeways  looks to be a little on the pricey side, just my opinion and you still have to install the leds and wiring. I typed block O scale block signals in the search and it came back with 1134 pages of stuff   I thought about buying the targets and building my own but I have enough other things to do. I did see their cantilever and wonder if it's tall enough for excess height cars?

Doug

PS, Sorry about the link.  This is the signal I'm thing about.

Big_Boy_4005 posted:

Jhainer posted:

I use the wehonest signals with this controller http://www.azatrax.com/block-signal-circuit.html works great I also bought a bunch of the wehonest controllers but there hit or miss on weather they work or not . it's hard to get a system of wiring them correctly when the 2 orders I made for the controllers the second order the boards were assembled backwards from the first set LOL

You were the forum member to which I was referring above. Haven't seen you in a while. You should post a picture of the signal on your layout.

I will need to get up there sometime tonight

here's what I have been working on today tho.

but for the summer I spent my time working on this . a Year ago labor day I bought this boat when I was a kid I worked for Sunsation boats and built this boat so when I saw it for sale I bought it and completely gutted it and rebuilt it.

Heres a video maybe https://youtu.be/WlaVbjE4eSw

Here is a short video of dwarf signals from wehonest!

Resurrecting this thread.  I have the 2 color aspect dwarf signals from WeHonest  and want to put them along a trolley line i have.  Not necessarily looking to add any blocks  or train detection but I would like to be able to change the red/green aspects with, perhaps, a toggle.  Each signal has a black, red, and green wire. So if I place the black on the outside rail and the red on the center rail, it likes red.  Likewise for green.

So what are my options for changing them, as far as toggles go (or any other means)?  A red/green LED toggle would be nice that shows the selected signal color.

Thanks,

Rick

Ok. While not signals but brass wall structure lights with nuts on the back and lit by smd leds!

Sorry but the light bulb with shrink-wrap just doesnt cut it compared to brass metal with a nut to lock into the structure interior walls.

There is nothing offered like this locally. Its been almost a year since he last offered these items

prrhorseshoecurve how do I order some of these?

On Ebay search WeHonest train signals.

@Rixster posted:

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So what are my options for changing them, as far as toggles go (or any other means)?  A red/green LED toggle would be nice that shows the selected signal color.

As shown above left from the we honest wiring instructions, you can manually control red and green with a two position switch (slide type shown in their diagram) most commonly referred to as SPDT (Single Pole, Double Throw).  An SPDT switch has 3 terminals.  In their diagram above, the SPDT switch connects the center-terminal to either the left-terminal or right-terminal depending on the switch position.

But if you are using their standard LED signals, these are meant for DC power.  As you saw for yourself, it will work with AC power but this will eventually damage the LEDs.  If using AC power, you should insert a 10-cent diode as shown above right.  The diode converts AC to DC which LEDs require for a long and happy life.  This diode is in addition to the resistor which I assume you placed in your wiring.

If you need assistance selecting parts such as switches or diodes just ask.  You'll end up paying more for shipping than the parts themselves!  If you have a Radio Shack (apparently making a comeback in the US) they should have what you need.

Stan.....thank you so much for the informative explanation!   I was not aware I would need a diode to operate in AC.  I have not hooked my signals up yet, just touched the wires to track power  to see if they worked.  

Thanks for providing the instructional link.

If you can direct me to a source for diodes, resistors and toggles that would be great.  Glad to hear Radio Shack is making a comeback but none have popped up here in my area to my knowledge.  If I run these in series (4 of them) I assume I only need a single diode and resistor?

Thank you.  Rick

I bought a few but I like my 3D printed signal heads a lot more.

The Chinese really don't fully understand what we have here.

Their stuff is not sufficiently and properly derailed for me.

@Rixster posted:

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If you can direct me to a source for diodes, resistors and toggles that would be great.  Glad to hear Radio Shack is making a comeback but none have popped up here in my area to my knowledge.  If I run these in series (4 of them) I assume I only need a single diode and resistor?

Do you NOT have the resistors that apparently come with the signals?  I can't tell for sure but some of their signals might have this resistor already installed on the black wire when you get it:

As far as diodes and toggle switches, here's some ideas from eBay from US sellers.  It's about half this price from eBay-Asia sellers if you don't mind the wait.

If you don't do eBay, these are widely available items and can get them thru Amazon too.  Whoever you use, search for: "1N4003 diode" and "SPDT toggle switch".  For the latter, you want a 2-position ON-ON or ON/ON style.  You do NOT want anything that says 3-position, "momentary", or has brackets ( ) around the word ON.  If you don't have or don't see the resistors for your signals, show us your shopping list and one of us will identify a suitable resistor from that vendor.

As for running 4 signals in series.  I'm not sure what you mean.  Do you mean all 4 signals change together with a single switch?  Or do you mean 4 separate switches each controlling 1 signal?

Everyone will have their opinion on sharing diodes and/or resistors when driving multiple LED signals.  Here's mine.  Since resistors and diodes are so inexpensive, I suggest each signal head should be wired as shown above.  What you now have is an AC-compatible, 3-wire signal head.  One wire is common, one activates red, one activates green...and you can apply AC just like standard O-gauge 3-wire 2-aspect signals.  So if you get tired of manual operation, or decide to use some other detection/triggering method, you can wire your signals without re-visiting what electrical "trick" or "short-cut" you used to save a diode or resistor 5 years earlier!

Stan.....you are correct.....the resistors are indeed attached.  So I will add diodes as you suggest.   Yes, I meant changing all signals together with a single switch.  So in that case....does it still a require a diode PER signal?   Thanks so much for sharing your expertise.

Rick

Through the miracle of cut-and paste

Perfect, Stan.  Was hoping for that solution!👌Thank you so much.