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by **MrE12ax7** on Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:41 am

Hi
I would like to build a signal controller
because the way My signal is setup I just have a box with switches that control the lights
please help

Mr.E

by **mcha9797** on Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:46 am

This is the easy way to do it, a controller from "lights to go"

http://www.trafficlights.com/T3ad.htm

by **MrE12ax7** on Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:06 am

I know that
But I like to mess around with electronics mainly with tubes
Will anyone be selling lights to go controllers at OSM 2013
Does anyone have a schematic of the lights to go t3

by **vaughnsimon** on Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:12 am

MrE12ax7 wrote:But I like to mess around with electronics mainly with tubes

It would be really neat (albeit totally impractical) to build a vacuum tube/relay analog controller. I'm sure that a Google search will yield a basic vacuum tube timer circuit. A "chain" of four timers (as few as two dual tubes) could make a basic two phase controller. If you only want to control a single light, you might manage it with one dual tube.

The part I'm glossing over is how to make the timers "chain". That might take a step switch.

We have manuals of tube-type controllers in the archive that might be a source of inspiration.

If you come up with a circuit you want to try, check with me about tubes.

Vaughn

by **MrE12ax7** on Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:13 am

I am not building a tube controller just something simple

by **EPAC-EPIC-MARC** on Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:54 pm

Lights to go is as simple as it gets. Small circuit board, very cheap price, and takes about 10 minutes to wire up and your done. Just get one off their site. $50 for a T3, schematics are on lights to go's site.

http://trafficlights.com/T3ad.htm

http://trafficlights.com/pdf/T3_wire.pdf

Kits come with the board, mounting pegs, instructions, and schematics. I used Lights to Go 10+ years ago before I starting playing around with NEMA...never had an issue with them.

by **MrE12ax7** on Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:13 pm

I don't want to buy something I want to make it

by **EPAC-EPIC-MARC** on Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:21 pm

MrE12ax7 wrote:I don't want to buy something I want to make it

....

a few posts up you were looking for t3 schematics and if anyone was selling lights to go stuff at osm..?

I once made a basic 2 phase sequencer using a decade counter chip. That's long gone now and so is the schematic but its pretty easy to find a similar project online

by **MrE12ax7** on Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:06 pm

EPAC-EPIC-MARC wrote:
MrE12ax7 wrote:I don't want to buy something I want to make it

.... a few posts up you were looking for t3 schematics and if anyone was selling lights to go stuff at osm..?

I once made a basic 2 phase sequencer using a decade counter chip. That's long gone now and so is the schematic but its pretty easy to find a similar project online

I want the schematic of the lights to go so I can make one Myself
not how to wire it to a signal

by **jab8356** on Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:14 pm

The schematics are not on the Lights To Go site...only the wiring diagram. I have a lot of LTG controllers and he only sends wiring diagrams. I doubt you will be able to get an actual schematic of one of his circuit boards because if he showed everyone how he makes them, why would they bother buying them from him. Good luck.

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