Initial Signal Setup

This is the beginnings of my new traffic signal setup that I started working on a few weeks after I moved into my apartment last fall. There is an all red phase in the middle because there is a left turn phase that is not connected to the controller at the time. It hadn't been made yet. Recorded early February 2009.

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• grnarrow092
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• signalfan
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[Marioboy1011]

from 00:18- 00:24 how does the 4 lighted signal go from a green arrow to a yellow arrow in the same spot? =l 

[GrnArrow092]

@Marioboy1011 The arrow is called a bi-modal arrow. It contains 2 sets of LEDs, yellow and green. On the back, there's 3 wires instead of 2 wires for this unit. Yellow, Green, and Neutral. There also existed a fiber optic version of the bi-modal arrow in which the LED version replaced it in traffic signals because it's more power efficient.

[Trafficlightjim]

cool are they all LED's how did you mount the 5 light signal head, is it just a 1.5 diameter pole. Do you have any ped heads. Love to see videos of collectors, One day i will have to try a controller like that.

[GrnArrow092]

Hey Jim. I ended up using a couple sets of my 12" Dialight incandescent style LED units just to save on the power usage. The 2-way setup you see is a pair of 12" poly TCTs and the 4 section light is a 12" Durasig. I mounted the Durasig to the pipe you see using a pair of poly mounting arms and 2 sets of RV hose clamps. The mounting arms have holes on both sides, so I fed the wires from the bottom into the signal rather than drilling into the pipe and feeding them that way.

[Marioboy1011]

Thanks ;)

[jackdoble2]

Love your setup

[deloreanman14]

Very nice. I have to ask man...where did you get the pole that holds the two signals? I've been looking for something like that for AGES!!

[RockynRalphie]

Try putting up a video of your signals in flash mode.

[TrafficLightFan]

WOw !! them are NICE !!

[SeanB88]

Awesome Setup Jeremy. I really like the way you mounted the load switches in the cabinet. keep up the good work!

[SignalKid]

Very nice Jeremy! Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

-Nick