Railroad Signals AFFORDABLE

were did you get these?

Ebay

John, eBay is a very big place, care to be more specific?  How about an auction number or a vendor ID?

Didn't we go over these in a previous thread?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/JTD43...ale-12V/253170050795

These two signals sell for $16.99. For that price you get for signals! That is about $4.25 for one train signal less shipping. Unbelievable!

I'm confused- isn't the listing for two signals? 

Where did the four signal portion come into play?

rogerpete posted:

Where did the four signal portion come into play?

Exactly what I was trying to understand.

rogerpete posted:

These two signals sell for $16.99. For that price you get for signals! That is about $4.25 for one train signal less shipping. Unbelievable!

I'm confused- isn't the listing for two signals? 

Package included:

• 2 complete lamps.,including 2 Resistors for 9~18V operation.

Where did the four signal portion come into play?

Yes it is for two signals, and they work great, just like the wehonest ones do. Have decided against the cost of working signals so for us these are fantastic.

These two signals sell for $16.99. For that price you get for signals! That is about $4.25 for one train signal less shipping. Unbelievable!

I'm confused- isn't the listing for two signals? 

Yes it is for two signals, and they work great, just like the wehonest ones do. Have decided against the cost of working signals so for us these are fantastic.

Honestly I am trying to figure the math. IF it is 2 signals  then 16.99/2 = $8.495 not $4.25. SOOOOOO is it 2 or 4 signals?

CurtisH posted:

 

Honestly I am trying to figure the math. IF it is 2 signals  then 16.99/2 = $8.495 not $4.25. SOOOOOO is it 2 or 4 signals?

Not sure what the issue is. "2pcs Model Railroad Train Signals 3-Lights Block Signal O Scale 12V" means two signals.

BobbyD posted:

CurtisH posted:

Honestly I am trying to figure the math. IF it is 2 signals  then 16.99/2 = $8.495 not $4.25. SOOOOOO is it 2 or 4 signals?

Not sure what the issue is. "2pcs Model Railroad Train Signals 3-Lights Block Signal O Scale 12V" means two signals.

I'm going to talk slow so you understand.   Perhaps if you read what we're talking about you'll be able to understand!  Perhaps you're using the New Math and don't understand how to divide $16.99 by 2, I'm not sure.

John C. posted:

These two signals sell for $16.99. For that price you get for signals! That is about $4.25 for one train signal less shipping. Unbelievable!

Are we on the same page now, or are you still confused?

John C. posted:

These two signals sell for $16.99. For that price you getfor  signals! That is about $4.25 for one train signal less shipping. Unbelievable!

Perhaps "for" equals "four".

Or maybe each color counts as a separate signal - oh, no ..... that would be $2.83 for each train signal !

Well, no response from John C... perhaps he is just being "coy"

John

Gunrunner I think I know math new or old soooo if for equals four the math works if not it does not work.

Yeah you guys got me with the math. I want to make a lame excuse as I was verbally saying that post into a microphone I was distracted. You are correct there were four signals and all the just came in about a little over $4 a piece. I was lucky to find a toggle switch that has three on positions which also costly slightly over $4. Each one of these signals for it to be operational would cost between eight and nine dollars. That's out of this world! I actually was in contact with a gentleman who has 100 of these on his layout and he loves them. This coming Thursday night I am actually going to hook them up and test them with the toggle switch that I bought. I am going to shoot a short video.

John....what toggle switch are you using that allows you to select 3 lighting options?

Rick

Thank you John as I know know I am nut nuts in math.

I bought some of these last year. They do seem to be O scale. But, at least for my layout, they are not the right height. So when I stand them next to a comparable NJ Int'l signal or Z-stuff signal, they come up about an inch short. What they need is a small, rectangular "control box" underneath the base plate to bring them up to the right height. A piece of wood or styrene cut to the right height and painted white, black or silver, would do the job. But that is as far as I got with these. My layout is , sadly, a long way from needing signals! 

Don

Don Merz 070317 posted:

"I bought some of these last year. They do seem to be O scale. But, at least for my layout, they are not the right height. So when I stand them next to a comparable NJ Int'l signal or Z-stuff signal, they come up about an inch short."

Many of those signals are just too tall. Have been to some layouts with Z-Stuff signals and they said when the "O" versions arrived they towered over the equipment, more like "G" signals, and sent them back to their dealer for the "S" models as they were closer to correct size.

http://www.railroadsignals.us/signals/color/index.htm

http://prr4ever.blogspot.com/2...apitol-corridor.html

Allowing for the raised roadbed, these signals are about engineer cab height above the railhead.

Rixster posted:

John....what toggle switch are you using that allows you to select 3 lighting options?

Rick

Rick I am actually using three separate push buttons on my control panel. Each of the separate push buttons has an LED light inside of it. That way the person operating the board can easily know whether the light is on or off and what color it is. In addition, I have decided to go absolutely nuts and also put a rotary switch near each semaphore around the layout. That way I can operate it from a centralized location or actually at the location. I haven't started the project yet. It is going to take a long while to run all of those wires and switches. I am also going to include a circuit with the yellow light so that will give them the ability to flash.

I must have got this post confused with another one. When I ordered those signals I got four of them for $16.99. I lucked out I think. Several people wrote me and they said that is for two signals. I went back and looked at the ad on eBay. It is supposed to be for two signals and not for. Apparently, I got two free signals.

Ahh. Now the math really is screwed up. Finally we have 2 signals at around $8.50 EACH. I am glad you got 2 FREE signals tho. Now that is a BONUS for sure!

Or if you can wait between 19-39 days, you can buy them direct from CN, two for $14.99 w/free shpg from this place 

This is not an endorsement of the product or seller, I just found them cruisin' the net

As I stated earlier, you can have them for less than $4 if you like.

1 x O Scale Model Train block signals 3 aspects Railway LED Light Silver #48S3RS

You get four signals for $14.36, and they have a nice screw base for easy mounting.

gunrunnerjohn posted:

As I stated earlier, you can have them for less than $4 if you like.

1 x O Scale Model Train block signals 3 aspects Railway LED Light Silver #48S3RS

You get four signals for $14.36, and they have a nice screw base for easy mounting.

 

Was that on another post, John? I didn't see that one - that's a great price! And you gotta love the name, We Honest - how could you not trust a vendor with that name??? 

I've bought a lot of stuff from these guys on eBay, their direct store has even cheaper prices.

GRJ,

Just wondering if you also saw the control board they show at the bottom of that listing ?

It looks like, for less than $20, you can get a three light signal and an IR controller with adjustable time delays.

Any thoughts on this controller board ? - thanks.

I have actually used that controller board, it's been around for years.  I'm a little leery of trusting it as two of them have croaked for no apparent reason for me.  I still have several of them, but I'm leaning on creating a better board that is more robust for my signals.

I've been following the other thread on the possibility of your building a new board. That's why I was wondering about the quality of their board.

I'd be down for a few of yours when ready .