Great news for those interested in the Non-Contact Turnout Points True Position Detectors.
In addition to the LED signals I have been supplying for the Non-Contact Position Detectors (NCPD), there now are several more choices.
O-Gauge Dwarf LED Green over Red Signal
One of my valued customers found these signals and sent me two to test. They look and work great. (At least, in my humble opinion.)
These dwarf signals can be used by themselves and can be powered directly by the new NCPD’s without any other components required. The dwarf signals have a built-in current limiting resistor, and even though the NCPD’s also have current limiting resistors, there is no need to remove the ones on the signals.
This is how they look in the actual application – my layout.
Green - Points set straight.
Red - Points set curved.
Both Green and Red OFF - Points in never-never land; even by as little as a 1/32" from fully thrown.
I was going to but these signals in quantity and offered them together with the NCPD’s, but the honest truth is that it is just about as cheap for you to buy them directly from the supplier. I provide this information in my recent thread in the For Sale forum section.
ALSO,
These dwarf signals, as well as the ones I offer, can be used in conjunction with the bicolor (red-green) common anode LED at the control panel – connected in parallel and driven by the new NCPD’s. The only requirement is that the LED’s at the control panel must have a 560ω connected in series with the anode, but this is no big deal.
This is how they would look.
Please, email me or post if you have any questions.
Thanks!
Alex
