I m trying to wire these using the 153IR infra-red device. How do I do this? And the 153 and 159 seem to be different in terms of how they operate?
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The 159 when the solenoid is NOT energized, is in the red position. Since the "normal" position would be green- why would anybody design something that requires a solenoid to be energized in "normal" position?? I must be missing something.
It took awhile, but I found that the 159 Semaphore is designed to show "stop" until a train enters the block signaled by the semaphore, then change to "go". That is how they designed the later versions of the semaphores.
summary:
- the 151 (1947- 1969) is showing "go" until activated (I would see that as being used to signal another train that a block is occupied).
- the most recent ones (incl. 159) show "stop" until activated. They intended to have the operator stop, then enter the controlled block with a simultaneous change to the semaphore.
I am not sure which is prototypical.
@Mike Wyatt posted:Lionel Semaphores- postwar 151 and MPC-era 159
Could we see a pic of the 159?
Here is a pic from the 'bay, not mine (I dismantled mine trying to reconfigure it to to do what the 151 does/did. Before I bought another 151.)
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Ah, never heard it referred to as a "159".
That's what is on the top of the Instruction Sheet. 71-2727-250 Printed date is 11/96.
Yup. I wonder where that came from for the 12727 catalog number.
https://www.lionelsupport.com/...ents/71-2727-250.pdf
