NEW STOPLIGHT FOR THE GARAGE
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Le Mans Master
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NEW STOPLIGHT FOR THE GARAGE
Sorry no pics, leant the camera out, I got this 1950's stoplight from my Dad whose been stonewalling me for 15 years to let me have it :D It is all aluminum with the original yellow paint and lens are perfect condition. Figure I'd strip it down re-paint it canary yellow hook it up with 120 V bulbs and current and hang it up in the garage for a conversation piece :cool: . Now the question. It runs off 450 V and thus the bulb connections are unusable. I figure I can gut it and with your/ Radioshacks help I can convert it to 120V and get some sort of a timer to have the lights cycle from red, yellow, green every 30 seconds. :cool: :cool: Anyone tried this?
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Safety Car
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Re: NEW STOPLIGHT FOR THE GARAGE (Cali,77,L-82)
I've seen plastic lights for kids, about 4' tall that flashes the 3 colors. Try Toy R Us and if you find one just use the guts from that, probably works on batteries though. Just a thought. No electrical skill at all :D
Pro
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Re: NEW STOPLIGHT FOR THE GARAGE (Cali,77,L-82)
You might try hooking the lights sequentially or in paralax with a sound interferential inversion parameter and even to your tach with co-ax crossovers to audio mix your exhaust sound as a light show unless you want interception profusion provided by your stereo if you have the amps for that kind of light show... good luck... :yesnod:
Melting Slicks
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Re: NEW STOPLIGHT FOR THE GARAGE (Cali,77,L-82)
There's probably better ways now but...
How about one of those 'distributors' they use for neon lighting?
You know the unit that makes different sets of tubes light up in a timed sequence. All it is is an electric motor that conects to a rotor that distributes the power where it's needed at the time.
How about one of those 'distributors' they use for neon lighting?
You know the unit that makes different sets of tubes light up in a timed sequence. All it is is an electric motor that conects to a rotor that distributes the power where it's needed at the time.
C6 the C5 of tomorrow
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Re: NEW STOPLIGHT FOR THE GARAGE (lbell101)
COOL!
As far as the lamps go, it's easy, just use a cheap hardware store socket and flood lights...
Sequencers are $$$$ and usually go way to fast...You COULD make a mechanical one I suppose with an old clock motor and three micro switches if you're handy.
Or use three(?) delay relays...
Or a 555 timer running a 3 bit shift register controlling three relays...
Or, my favorite, a small PLC (Programmable logic controller)
Whats your budget and expertise?
Use this if you have the budget, you can make it do almost ANYTHING!
http://www.ab.com/plclogic/pico/index.html#
[Modified by 427V8, 12:46 AM 8/5/2002]
As far as the lamps go, it's easy, just use a cheap hardware store socket and flood lights...
Sequencers are $$$$ and usually go way to fast...You COULD make a mechanical one I suppose with an old clock motor and three micro switches if you're handy.
Or use three(?) delay relays...
Or a 555 timer running a 3 bit shift register controlling three relays...
Or, my favorite, a small PLC (Programmable logic controller)
Whats your budget and expertise?
Use this if you have the budget, you can make it do almost ANYTHING!
http://www.ab.com/plclogic/pico/index.html#
[Modified by 427V8, 12:46 AM 8/5/2002]
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Le Mans Master
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Re: NEW STOPLIGHT FOR THE GARAGE (427V8)
I think the delay relays is the right path. I went into work and am going to talk to my AT friends (Aviation Electronics Technician), he works on
S-3B jet aircraft and can build just about anything. Probably will make the whole wiring harness for me. They also have a media blaster at the AIMD (Air Maintenance Department) so I can get off the old paint without scratching the surface and apply the yellow paint. Man I wonder if they will let me use their aviaition primer. The aviation paint is so much better than anything we use in the automotive world. :flag
S-3B jet aircraft and can build just about anything. Probably will make the whole wiring harness for me. They also have a media blaster at the AIMD (Air Maintenance Department) so I can get off the old paint without scratching the surface and apply the yellow paint. Man I wonder if they will let me use their aviaition primer. The aviation paint is so much better than anything we use in the automotive world. :flag
