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Maybe I can't build it. How man that's could I do within atleast 8 square miles?
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1 How large (In miles) is the United states?
9,372,608 Sq Km (3,618,784 Sq Mi)
2 Any idea how to do a 32 plus block full aspect signal system?
No
3 How much room would an HO united states take up
41595.2183 sq. miles which would be a room 204 miles by 204 miles
PS: that's 3 things, When are you going to build it?
1 How large (In miles) is the United states?
9,372,608 Sq Km (3,618,784 Sq Mi)
2 Any idea how to do a 32 plus block full aspect signal system?
No
3 How much room would an HO united states take up
41595.2183 sq. miles which would be a room 204 miles by 204 miles
PS: that's 3 things, When are you going to build it?
ncng
Member
Define "Full Aspect".
My layout has about 50 signaled blocks (80 signal heads) but it is limited to green, yellow, and red aspects on the searchlight signals. When I installed it, the Digitrax SE8C signal driver boards were not available. If I had used the SE8C I could have used 4 aspects per head. For searchlight type signals, the SE8C supports red, yellow, green, and a 4th aspect which can be flashing red, green, or yellow or a dark signal.
How can you do it? You will need detection, turnout position information, signal drivers, signals, and logic. I used Digitrax BDL168 for the detection, Digitrax DS-54 stationary decoders for the turnout position information, CTI Signalman boards for the signal drivers, Sunrise Enterprises for the signals plus some bi-color LEDs for hidden areas, and a computer with RR & Co software for the logic.
I am in the process of designing a signal system for a local model railroad club. I don't know the block count but we are looking at about 33 signal heads for the mainline. Total cost, not including the computer or the software, is somewhere around $1,000. This includes Digitrax BDL168 detection boards, Digitrax SE8C signal driver boards, and the signals. I won't need Digitrax DS54 stationary decoders for this installation because the SE8C boards have 8 turnout drivers per board.
David
My layout has about 50 signaled blocks (80 signal heads) but it is limited to green, yellow, and red aspects on the searchlight signals. When I installed it, the Digitrax SE8C signal driver boards were not available. If I had used the SE8C I could have used 4 aspects per head. For searchlight type signals, the SE8C supports red, yellow, green, and a 4th aspect which can be flashing red, green, or yellow or a dark signal.
How can you do it? You will need detection, turnout position information, signal drivers, signals, and logic. I used Digitrax BDL168 for the detection, Digitrax DS-54 stationary decoders for the turnout position information, CTI Signalman boards for the signal drivers, Sunrise Enterprises for the signals plus some bi-color LEDs for hidden areas, and a computer with RR & Co software for the logic.
I am in the process of designing a signal system for a local model railroad club. I don't know the block count but we are looking at about 33 signal heads for the mainline. Total cost, not including the computer or the software, is somewhere around $1,000. This includes Digitrax BDL168 detection boards, Digitrax SE8C signal driver boards, and the signals. I won't need Digitrax DS54 stationary decoders for this installation because the SE8C boards have 8 turnout drivers per board.
David
Nate
I want the MKT back!!
CBCNSfan said:AREA:
1 How large (In miles) is the United states?
9,372,608 Sq Km (3,618,784 Sq Mi)
2 Any idea how to do a 32 plus block full aspect signal system?
No
3 How much room would an HO united states take up
41595.2183 sq. miles which would be a room 204 miles by 204 miles
PS: that's 3 things, When are you going to build it?
Maybe I can't build it. How man that's could I do within atleast 8 square miles?
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