O Scale Traffic Lights

@cubalz posted:

I am looking for lit traffic lights on a single pole for my town

John,

Perhaps wehonest on the bay. Check their store - they have many O scale signals and controllers.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/402379...a:g:ipwAAOSwA3dYIrBn

Bob

@cubalz posted:

I am looking for lit traffic lights on a single pole for my town and have looked everywhere and cannot find them. I am not interested in the MTH ones on the overhead curved "galvanized" poles. I have attached a picture from the Lionel website in the style I am looking for but for some odd reason they only sell them for HO.  Can someone point me in the right direction? I need a bunch of them.

Thanks!

John

John,

I got mine from a company called Miniature Traffic Lights in Connellsville, PA.  The man's name is Greg Leonard.  I'm not sure his website it up, but email is:  gacji@zoominternet.net

He builds single pole lights (if I recall) as well as directional traffic lights for intersections.  Worth a try.

George

I've gotten signals from WeHonest, they have a bunch of reasonably priced RR and traffic signals for O-scale.

For example: 1 x O Scale Model Train block signals 3 aspects Railway LED Light Silver #48S3LS, $3.59.

1 x traffic signal light O scale model railroad crossing walk led lamp #GR3 (WeHonest), $3.59.

thank you everyone. I just love this forum!!!

John,

Here is a working example (movie) of Greg Leonard's work for me.

https://ogrforum.com/...61#47889442581002961

George

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

I've gotten signals from WeHonest, they have a bunch of reasonably priced RR and traffic signals for O-scale.

For example: 1 x O Scale Model Train block signals 3 aspects Railway LED Light Silver #48S3LS, $3.59.

1 x traffic signal light O scale model railroad crossing walk led lamp #GR3 (WeHonest), $3.59.

What voltage do these operate on?

Did you click on the link?

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

Did you click on the link?

Thank you. (I had clicked on the link to WeHonest in Bob's post, and it didn't include this info.)

I assume the 12v or 16v is DC? Are the resistors built into the signals or are they provided separately?

I believe they're in the leads, but I wouldn't swear to it.  When I get  to the signal phase of my layout build, I'll be digging that box out to see what I have to do to get them working.  If you're using AC, just stick a diode in series with the power, job done.

I have 3D printed both of these but WeHonest's versions are inexpensive and already painted and wired.

How can you go wrong?; except for the supply-train issues, Also, WeHonest has a California distributor, so it's not so much of an issue.

@cubalz posted:

I am looking for lit traffic lights on a single pole for my town

John

John,

If you have the MTH ones, they are fairly easy to modify.  I modified this one to fit a narrow street.  You could do the same, just with a little more hacked off so you have a straight pole.

https://ogrforum.com/...ht-to-fit-your-space

Have Fun!

Ron

never liked the MTH versions. they don't exist with curved poles in any street corners i've seen.

the ones i've seen have straight sections.

@AlanRail posted:

never liked the MTH versions. they don't exist with curved poles in any street corners i've seen.

the ones i've seen have straight sections.

you can modify the MTH traffic lights for a straight pole, without too much trouble:

Open the back of the light and desolder the wires.  Pull out the tube from the side. Slide the wires out of the tube.  Using a fine saw, cut the tube so just the straight section is left. Drill a new hole into the bottom of the light, slip in the wires and resolder them to the circuit board.

Fair warning, I am writing these instructions from memory (this was 17 years ago) so I may have got a few steps wrong.  But they should be close enough

Never seen those curved stop lights in the Midwest.  thanks.

@AlanRail posted:

Never seen those curved stop lights in the Midwest.  thanks.

I see them in big cities where there are really wide roads.

The Wehonest ones are great!  I purchased several from them as well as their traffic light controller which gives you realistic timing and control of all the lights.  I wired them up in test thus far but will be building them into my city model.  They look very realistic as well.  I would recommend them for their affordability yet solid quality construction.

I am getting ready to order a bunch of stuff along with the traffic lights from we honest. Can anyone who has bought from the before comment on the potential shipping time? Just curious what I am in for....

@EmpireBuilderDave posted:

The Wehonest ones are great!  I purchased several from them as well as their traffic light controller which gives you realistic timing and control of all the lights.  I wired them up in test thus far but will be building them into my city model.  They look very realistic as well.  I would recommend them for their affordability yet solid quality construction.

Agree! Here are mine in action.

Bob

@cubalz posted:

I am getting ready to order a bunch of stuff along with the traffic lights from we honest. Can anyone who has bought from the before comment on the potential shipping time? Just curious what I am in for....

I live in Canada but I would guess shipping times would be similar, maybe faster, to the US. I have ordered several times from WeHonest and the average shipping time would be 3 weeks, give or take.

I might add that on one order there was a problem with the crossing signal controller - I could not get it to work. The vendor replied to my question within hours with some suggestions on wiring. It still did not work, so he replaced it immediately, no questions asked. The new board worked perfectly and still does, many months later.

I will order from them again. The shipping time is worth the wait.

Bob

Sounds like He Honest! JohnA