Signals

Yes, I've used their 3 color block signals and they're great. They just need to be positioned adjacent to your track and can operate from track power (power and ground). There is some sort of optical sensor built into the base and it is triggered when a train passes. At that time they change from red to green, then after the train leaves, they change to yellow for a short period, then back to red.

 

They have extra wires to allow them to be connected together so the first one being triggered by the train then also affects those down the line to simulate true block occupancy.

 

Gandy:

I installed Zstuff's PRR position light signals on my layout and love them.  They look fantastic, work great and were incredibly easy to wire and install.

I would recommend Zstuff signals without reservation.

Curt

 Thank you for the input.  They look great on your layout.  Gandydancer  

Yes, they do work nice. I have semaphores and B&O signals. The B&O ones are "daisy chained" and so as the first signals change to green, the next goes to yellow, etc.

I also have used Zstuff signals on my layout which do work great.  I mounted mine on a base to get them a little higher so the detector beam would be hitting the biggest part of either the engine or piece of rolling stock.  They really add a lot to a layout. 

Very reliable and easy to install. Only concern si with production from manufacture. 

Can they be used to trigger a relay to operate track power?

 

Paul

Paul:

That would be a good question to pose to Dennis Zander at Zstuff.  His email address is listed on their website and I have found him to be very responsive to questions I have emailed him.  I don't believe I have waited longer than six hours for a response and frequently he'll answer even quicker than that.

Curt

I don't have any, but I have seen them operate by optical actuation on a modular layout at the Plano, TX, train show.  The upper quadrant semaphores move very realistically, and, although they do not require a track circuit, I am told that they can be wired that way.

 

They look good.

you might look at JMT, Jim,s Model Trains for options --Mark