rtr12 posted:Nice looking traffic lights! What do you have to go along with them for operation? I have recently (once again) been fiddling around with a circuit to operate traffic lights for years. Found the basic circuit on the internet, but it didn't work correctly. I'll get it exactly the way I want it one of these days, I hope. Going to even try making a PCB for it as a learning exercise.
I'll probably end up just purchasing something to operate the ones on my layout. And will definitely be purchasing the lights as well, there's no way I could ever create traffic lights that nice. I'd like to check out Greg's website when it goes back online.
Greg provides a controller and power supply to go with each signal. He can program the controller for different situations as well. He built a signal for me for this intersection - Main Street, County Road, and Pennsylvania Avenue in Weirton. Each street has a hanging traffic signal (single set of lights) facing it at the RED dots below. Each direction receives a green light while the others show red. Each green is followed by a yellow before it goes to red. It's very realistic.
Here's my wiring diagram for the above.
And here's a short movie of North Weirton traffic lights in action.
I can't say enough about Greg's willingness to deliver the correctly working product. I don't know when his website will be back up - I'd send him e-mail.
George
