I have the lionel153ir controller I want to use the MTH railroad crossing lights that just flash I get it to flash when the train passes controller but it does not shut off after train is gone I'm doing something wrongi ran the wire to aux power and the other wire to the flasher then hooked wire from flasher to the acc gnd and no position help
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One lead of the crossing lights should be on the 153ir NO terminal. The other lead of the crossing lights should be on the 153ir ACC GND terminal. There are also two knobs under the "battery box" of the 153ir that are used to set the length of time the accessory continues to operate AFTER the train has passed so you can have prototypical behavior of the crossing lights flashing until the train is a distance away from the crossing. It may be as simple as the time being set to something too long. If you wait it out and stop the train so it does not come around a loop and reactivate the crossing, do the lights ever quit flashing? I think the longest it will run the accessory is 5 seconds. If you have something directly across from the 153ir and close to the tracks it may also be keeping the signal on, particularly if the 153ir sensitivity is set to high and the object is light colored or shiny.
ok guys ill try and see what happens thanks for the help
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