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Re: Last Stray Signal Made it Home!!

Postby RunsWithCrouse-Hinds on Thu Aug 08, 2013 1:40 pm

mcha9797 wrote:This signal has a 4 conductor wire running into it, the red's on "main street" are wired to green's on "side street" and all of the amber's are wired together. Would this have been connected to a controller with an amber overlap? I can't imagine this signal still wired this way, unless it has been in storage for a long time. :scratch:


Definitely would have been connected to a controller with an overlap, like the 4-cam controllers used in Darleys. If you want to keep it that way, you can still get cam units like that and make your own IIRC. I believe Jerry or TacomaJoe might know more about that, or maybe Jay -- I know he has one!
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Re: Last Stray Signal Made it Home!!

Postby Crunge98 on Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:11 pm

I have about 5 or 6 now
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Re: Last Stray Signal Made it Home!!

Postby mcha9797 on Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:24 pm

SignalLab wrote:ANOTHER fine addition to your family of signals! :thumbsup: What are your plans for it? Restore or leave that sweet patina on it?


At first I was thinking of restoring it, but it does look kind of cool the way it is. :yes: I gutted it and cleaned all of the reflector's and lenses, and will give the body a bath later on today.

So Jay, you have some Darley controllers??

I guess this signal could be wired to the controller in my Darley and let it run both of them.
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Re: Last Stray Signal Made it Home!!

Postby 2070 on Thu Aug 08, 2013 3:46 pm

mcha9797 wrote:This signal has a 4 conductor wire running into it, the red's on "main street" are wired to green's on "side street" and all of the amber's are wired together. Would this have been connected to a controller with an amber overlap? I can't imagine this signal still wired this way, unless it has been in storage for a long time. :scratch:


I would ask the seller, It may have been the reason it was removed??

Very nice signal!!! :good: :thumbsup:
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Re: Last Stray Signal Made it Home!!

Postby mcha9797 on Thu Aug 08, 2013 7:17 pm

A little clean up going on, other than being old and dirty this signal is actually in pretty good shape. All of the lenses and reflector's were cleaned up, and I gave the signal body a clean up also.

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A couple of the socket's were broken, but the pieces were in the bottom of the signal and I was able to glue them back together, I think they will be fine.
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Re: Last Stray Signal Made it Home!!

Postby mcha9797 on Fri Aug 09, 2013 5:17 pm

I going to try and get this signal hung and powered up tonight, the wiring is not the best, but it looks like I can do this without any fireworks. Since it is wired with an amber overlap, I'll take the easy route and run the service wire that is already connected to this signal over to my Darley.
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Re: Last Stray Signal Made it Home!!

Postby 2070 on Fri Aug 09, 2013 5:23 pm

mcha9797 wrote:Since it is wired with an amber overlap, I'll take the easy route and run the service wire that is already connected to this signal over to my Darley.


That will look awsome!!!
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Re: Last Stray Signal Made it Home!!

Postby Crunge98 on Fri Aug 09, 2013 7:50 pm

There teeco, about the same as darley
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Re: Last Stray Signal Made it Home!!

Postby mcha9797 on Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:29 pm

Crunge98 wrote:There teeco, about the same as darley


:scratch: :scratch: :scratch:
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Re: Last Stray Signal Made it Home!!

Postby Crunge98 on Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:50 pm

mcha9797 wrote:
Crunge98 wrote:There teeco, about the same as darley


:scratch: :scratch: :scratch:

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