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I want to put an oval loop on my layout for a trolley.  It will have 3 trolley stops.  The trolley will always go in the forward direction.  I want it to stop at each trolley stop for about 15 seconds.  Being an old EE with Square D Co., I could probably rig something up with a homemade limit switch and a timer but there must be some much simpler electronic control available.  My electronic knowledge is limited.  Would appreciate any info I can get.

 

Thanks much,

 

Jim

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1. Is it acceptable to remove track power from the entire loop whenever the trolley stops?

2. Is is acceptable to use isolated-rail detection of the stopping points?  Or is external sensing like the ITAD sensors ekaz mentions preferable?

3. As an "old EE" is rigging up something part of the fun/challenge...or do you just want an off-the-shelf everything-comes-in-one-box solution?

 

Dallee Electronics has some interesting Trolley control devices.  We used a Dallee system on The Fort Pitt Hi-Railer modules with good results.  They work with the basic conventional trolley control.  Forward, neutral, Reverse.  

 

Timed station stops.

Automatic Back and Forth

 

Click on the underlined phrase to link.  There are PDF install instructions with diagrams.

 

 

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