Guess we are restoring a Plessey Tin Lantern

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Re: Guess we are restoring a Plessey Tin Lantern

Postby khardy on Wed Sep 11, 2013 7:03 am

Hi Canuck,

Your light looks good. :grin: Did notice the sequence and we have not shopped around for a device yet. Started striping some of the paint yesterday before messing with other projects around here. Will try cleaning the parts some more today.

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Re: Guess we are restoring a Plessey Tin Lantern

Postby Crunge98 on Wed Sep 11, 2013 8:55 am

Nice find :thumbsup:
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Re: Guess we are restoring a Plessey Tin Lantern

Postby mcha9797 on Wed Sep 11, 2013 8:08 pm

Looks like another fun project, keep us up to date with the progress!!
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Re: Guess we are restoring a Plessey Tin Lantern

Postby dkendr on Wed Sep 11, 2013 9:44 pm

Canuck_in_TX wrote:Did you see that sequence?

Green - yellow - red - red & yellow - green.

I have my Plessey sequencing that way too with a custom sequencer from Lights To Go. :grin:

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Nitpicky type question -- maybe it's just the camera angle, but are the visors on your Plessey correct? If I'm not mistaken they should be angled-off-cutaway instead of tunnel?
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Re: Guess we are restoring a Plessey Tin Lantern

Postby LarryC39 on Wed Sep 11, 2013 9:53 pm

dkendr wrote:
Canuck_in_TX wrote:Did you see that sequence?

Green - yellow - red - red & yellow - green.

I have my Plessey sequencing that way too with a custom sequencer from Lights To Go. :grin:

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Nitpicky type question -- maybe it's just the camera angle, but are the visors on your Plessey correct? If I'm not mistaken they should be angled-off-cutaway instead of tunnel?


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Re: Guess we are restoring a Plessey Tin Lantern

Postby EdT. on Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:05 pm

dkendr wrote:Nitpicky type question -- maybe it's just the camera angle, but are the visors on your Plessey correct? If I'm not mistaken they should be angled-off-cutaway instead of tunnel?

They came in both flavors - tunnels and cutaways. :thumbsup:
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Re: Guess we are restoring a Plessey Tin Lantern

Postby SirMarbelot on Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:24 am

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dkendr wrote:Nitpicky type question -- maybe it's just the camera angle, but are the visors on your Plessey correct? If I'm not mistaken they should be angled-off-cutaway instead of tunnel?

They came in both flavors - tunnels and cutaways. :thumbsup:


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Re: Guess we are restoring a Plessey Tin Lantern

Postby LarryC39 on Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:38 pm

Generally they should cycle at least 8 seconds red
followed by fixed 2s red-amber overlap
a green period of not less than seven seconds
and finally a green-amber overlap of a fixed time of 3 seconds.

Joez Garage set me up with one a long time back.

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Re: Guess we are restoring a Plessey Tin Lantern

Postby khardy on Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:25 am

Hi Folks,

We like the sequence some of you have explained and shown on videos of these Plessey Tin Lanterns. Ordered a TS-12 sequencer from TS Controls for this light. We have the same unit in our CH Deco 4-way for most of the past year and it has held up well. By what I have read, this unit will run the proper sequence and order of the signals.

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Re: Guess we are restoring a Plessey Tin Lantern

Postby Canuck_in_TX on Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:12 am

They came in both flavors - tunnels and cutaways


Mine came with the tunnel flavor. It belonged to my barber and hung in his shop until he moved locations.

When I ordered my custom sequencer from Lights To Go, I had it programmed using the advice of collector Willis Lamm who also has a beautiful Plessey like Jerry's. http://www.kbrhorse.net/signals/uk_seq.html
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